BEYOND SECURITY: The walkout comes amid growing concerns over the use of facial recognition technology for electronic commerce, law enforcement, security such as airport screenings, or other purposes.
WASHINGTON: Nine US privacy groups have dropped out of talks on voluntary standards for facial recognition technology, after failing to agree on a code on how it could be deployed.
The walkout deals a setback to US government-sponsored discussions aimed at reaching a compromise with consumer advocates and companies using facial recognition for electronic commerce, law enforcement, security or other purposes.
