In trying to establish a code of conduct on the commercial uses of facial recognition technology, there's been much discussion about the potential harms if the technology isn't regulated. At the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s July 24 meeting, stakeholders called in a couple of experts to better understand who is most vulnerable. UCLA Assistant Prof. Adriana Galván testified that adolescents are particularly at risk because research indicates they are more excited by “rewards” than adults, which could be exploited by marketers using the technology to recognize age. Rutgers Prof. Jerome Williams discussed evidence of the risks minorities already face in the marketplace that could be exacerbated using technology capable of detecting race.
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