Facial Recognition Technology and Its Application in Educational and Other Sensitive Settings

Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Isabel Jonson

Facial recognition technology (FRT), which measures an individual’s face to automate identity verification, dates back to the 1850s, when England introduced prison photography to track escaped prisoners. Now, sophisticated forms of FRT are used to unlock cellphones via facial identification features, by TSA agents to screen travelers and for policing sports stadiums and casinos. Outside the […]

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