Opinion: We don’t need bans on facial recognition technology. The give-and-take of democracy will protect us from abuse, writes HolmanJenkins
In the near future, it’s conceivable you will be able to show your phone a picture of a human face and a commercial service will tell you where that face has shown up
recently on networked public cameras. You will also get a little information about that person based on social-media postings and other public information on the internet.
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