Frank Meeuwsen
Bookmark: Opinion: Ban Facial Recognition Before It’s Too Late
We are on the verge of a nightmare era of mass surveillance by the state and private companies. It’s not too late to stop it.
Company after company in Silicon Valley has been pushing furiously ahead with the development of face-scanning surveillance tools. They see money to be made selling this tech to governments, airlines, and other private businesses. Facing growing concern from the public and lawmakers, the industry has disingenuously asked for “regulation.” This is straight out of Big Tech’s lobbying playbook — asking Congress to pass laws and then swooping in to help write them. By doing so, they hope to avoid the real debate: whether facial recognition surveillance should be allowed at all.