Are Privacy and Accuracy Prioritized In Facial Recognition Technology?

Vir Phoha, professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was interviewed for the Lifewire article, “Why Using Facial Recognition to Enforce Rules Isn’t a Great Idea.” Phoha recognizes the numerous concerns associated with facial recognition, but there is one issue in particular that he highlighted. Phoha said, “My number one concern is that… private industry becomes an instrument of state to enforce laws. And that is important because there may not be enough checks and balances within private industry to ensure that there is transparency in how things are being done internally.”