Facial Recognition App Launched For Google Glass, High–Tech Or Invasion Of Privacy?
In what can easily be termed as one of the biggest development so far for Google Glass, a company called FacialNetwork has announced NameTag, a Facial Recognition app for the device.
NameTag which is currently in beta, is meant only for Google’s miniature wearable glasses with head–mounted display and reportedly scans and identifies strangers using facial recognition technology.
How does the app work? Exactly reminding us of the Facial Recognition Application shown in the movie Mission Impossible IV, the app snaps a photo of the person who is in front of the Camera of Google Glass. Thereafter, the application starts a back–end search for the Snapshot and then puts forth a probable match. Higher Percentage points indicate a near–perfect match.
The application is said to grab publicly available information from the Internet and if a positive match is confirmed, the app is able to beam that person’s name, occupation and even visit their Facebook, Instagram or Twitter profiles in real-time. The makers claim the app is powerful enough to scan through more than 2.7 Million Profiles at the moment and the list is continually growing.
Is this even legal? Google has currently banned the use of facial recognition on its Glass hardware after apparent concerns expressed by security experts. The company says it firmly stands by protecting the privacy of the citizens, but this company itself has been embroiled in mulitple cases concerning Privacy Violations.
FacialNetwork, the company powering NameTag hasn’t revealed exactly how the database is compiled, but it is sourced strictly via publicly available information from the Internet and more importantly, from Social Media portals.
User Privacy aside, this application seemingly violates Citizen Privacy at large. Though the app does present a compelling argument that the person you might be talking to, could turn out to be a criminal, the sinister ramifications of such an app far outweigh the benefits.
Citizens who wish to disallow being catalogued, have to opt–out of the process. No specific action from a person indicates willingness then?
Source | ToI
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