The Way Ahead: The opportunity behind COVID-19

March 1, 2021 by Hossam Ali

COVID-19 dramatically changed the way we live, learn, and work, and it has a direct negative effect on people’s mental health. Students were severely impacted by the pandemic: some lost their part-time jobs, others got stuck internationally for a period of time because of travel bans, and still others decided to delay their graduation due to uncertainty in the job market. Online education played a great role in allowing students to attend classes from anywhere in the world and helped them pursue their degrees.

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Privacy implications of facial recognition technology

Facial recognition technology (FRT) has experienced enormous growth and rapid deployment across different sectors of the society in recent years, mostly motivated by safety, security, and commercial applications. However, major privacy questions arise around this technology, and regulators are still working to provide clear set of rules governing its use. This paper focuses on privacy implications of FRT usage. Specifically, we first present the definition of FRT, followed by an analysis of the vulnerability and risks that can potentially arise and how they might be concerning in such context. Finally, we discuss efforts needed to mitigate privacy concerns related to FRT, from both technical and regulatory perspectives.

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