UN voices facial recognition technology concerns specific to human rights

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United Nations human rights chief is urging a moratorium on certain uses of the tech. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations human rights chief, raised facial recognition technology concerns last week, urging a moratorium on its use during peaceful protests. Bachelet’s office called for a cessation of the use of this tech for certain purposes for human rights reasons. “There should be a moratorium on the use of #FacialRecognition technology in the context of peaceful protests, until States meet certain conditions including transparency, oversight and #HumanRights due diligence before deploying it,” tweeted…

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