Friday 20 July 2012

Yes, we should be afraid of facial-recognition software

Just came across this articles, which I found interesting, that the identity of a person can be discovered with a facial recognition software, impacting privacy, security,etc.. if used without control and juridical measures.
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Tuesday 3 July 2012

EU data protection will STIFLE business, moans gov.UK

The European Commission has not calculated the full costs to businesses of changes to the EU data protection regime, the Government has said.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said that the Commission's assessment on the impact its draft General Data Protection Regulation would have on businesses does "not properly quantify the costs which would be imposed on business through compliance with the proposals."
It added that the commission had also "potentially" overstated the benefits of creating a single data protection law to govern across the EU.

Full text here.