(Source: Osborne, James (2015))
Future Research
Although facial recognition technology (FRT) brings a lot of benefits to society, it also has some drawbacks that will required further research. Future studies on FRT should focus on improving the accuracy and fairness of the FRT system. One possible way is to train artificial intelligence (AI) using a larger and more diverse database, which could potentially reduce biases and improve its performance across all demographic groups (Benedict, 2022). Another possible studies could be on possible security measures, such as encryption or multi-factor authentication, to deploy on FRT to safeguard the sensitive data it collects and prevent possible misuse. Lastly, there should be a lot more research to find an effective way to regulate FRT, so that it can be utilize for its benefits without infringing on individual rights of privacy. According to Ryan (2023), currently there is no comprehensive federal regulation on the use of FRT. However, some states in the USA, such as Illinois, have taken initial steps to adopt a law known as Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This law grant individuals’ complete control over their own biometric data and requires companies to obtain consent and notify people when FRT is being used to collect information. As a result, BIPA not only helps protect an individual right of privacy, but it also helps promotes transparency in the use of FRT, which could help to build FRT image and gain public trust in it. Therefore, the federal government should consider adopting similar principles from BIPA and put more effort into further research to develop a comprehensive federal regulation over FRT use.