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How does facial recognition identify people?
It requires a database of facial images in order to identify people. The scanned face of anyone who walks past a camera is cross-checked against this database and the software looks for a match.
According to the article, what additional feature of body-worn cameras has been tested in the UK?
They are being fitted with facial recognition software.
Why was Steve Talley eventually released from prison?
He was the wrong person. He was three inches too talland had a mole in his right cheek that the robber did not have.
How might someone lose points from the social credit score in China?
By being caught behaving in an untrustworthy or antisocial way.
What's the title of the reading?
The price of protection.
What do the surveillance cameras in San Francisco do, and how is this similar to the way crime is fought in the movie Minority Report?
The cameras in San Francisco look for unusual behavior and alert security if they conclude that a crime is going to be committed. The goal is to predict and prevent crime before it happens, as in the movie Minority Report, though in the movie the PreCrime division us the "precogs" for their information.
In you opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages of mass CCTV (closed-circuit television) surveillance?
Your own answer.
What does the title "the price of protection" tell you about the author's viewpoint on the topic?
There is a price to pay for mass surveillance, which suggests the author is gainst it.
What is you viewpoint? Are you for or against mass surveillance?
Your own answer.