what is facial recognition used for
interpol
2 positives of facial recognition
helped catch a wanted criminal in a 60,000 person crowd
can help crowd control in busy areas
2 problems with facial recognition
ethical and privacy concerns
lack of governance and regulation
facial recognition and surveillance not a new idea
Mid 1700’s Jeremy Bentham invented Panopticon as a social control mechanism, a symbol for modern authority and discipline
1970 Michel Foucault expanded the idea into a symbol of social control that extends into everyday life for all citizens
surveillance
1984 by George Orwell, published 1949
Dystopian world where big brother is watching you and you have to conform to set rules and ways of living
what are the 4 ACM codes of ethics 2018
general ethical principles
professional responsibilities
professional leadership principles
compliance with the code
general ethical principles
- 1 Continue to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing
- 2 Avoid harm
- 3 Be honest and trustworthy
- 4 Be fair and take action not to discriminate
- 5 Respect the work required to produce new ideas, inventions, creative works, and computing artefacts
- 6 Respect privacy
- 7 Honour confidentiality
professional responsibilities
- 1 strive to achieve high quality in both processes and products of professional work
- 2 maintain high standards of professional competence, conduct, and ethical practise
- 3 know and respect existing rules pertaining to professional work
- 4 accept and provide appropriate professional review
- 5 give comprehensive and thorough evaluations of computer systems and their impacts, including analysis of possible risks
- 6 perform work only in areas of competence
- 7 foster public awareness and understanding of computing, related technologies, and their consequences
- 8 access computing and communication resources only when authorised or when compelled by the public good
- 9 design and implement systems that are robustly and useably secure
professional leadership principles
- 1 ensure that the public good is the central concern during all professional computing work
- 2 articulate, encourage acceptance of, and evaluate fulfilment of social responsibilities by members or the organisation or group
- 3 manage personnel and resources to enhance the quality of working life
- 4 articulate, apply and support policies and processes that reflect the principles of the code
- 5 create opportunities for members of the organisation or group to grow as professionals
- 6 use care when modifying or retiring systems
- 7 recognise and take special care of systems that become integrated into the infrastructure of society
compliance with the code
- 1 uphold, promote, and respect the principles of the code
4. 2 treat violations of the code as inconsistent with membership in the ACM
