Case 2: I’ve Just Seen a Face Flashcards
What is the core ethical question regarding facial recognition technology at airports?
Is its use ethical, considering racial biases and privacy concerns?
What is the stance on the use of facial recognition technology at airports?
It is not ethical due to racial biases and privacy concerns.
What are the three frameworks used to examine this case?
Egalitarianism, nullified consent, and the potential for surveillance.
What is the egalitarianism framework concerned with?
Ensuring equal treatment and protection of all individuals, regardless of race or ethnicity.
What is the nullified consent framework concerned with?
The potential for individuals to unknowingly or involuntarily consent to facial recognition technology.
What are the potential consequences of racial biases in facial recognition technology?
Misidentification, wrongful detention, and perpetuation of systemic racism.
Why is it important to prioritize privacy concerns when implementing facial recognition technology?
To protect individuals’ autonomy, dignity, and right to privacy.
What did UT Dallas researchers find regarding facial recognition algorithms?
Both Western and East Asian algorithms performed better on Caucasian faces.
What implication does the “Caucasian face advantage” have?
It suggests that facial recognition technology may be biased towards certain ethnicities, leading to unequal treatment.
How does the TSA respond to concerns about surveillance and data storage?
The TSA claims photos and IDs are deleted after passengers go through checkpoints, and the technology is not used for surveillance. (Source: AP News)
24 members of congress signed a bipartisan statement that said:
What is the TSA’s error rate for facial recognition?
3%, which translates to over 68,000 mismatches daily if used on all 2.3 million daily travelers.
What is the TSA’s plan for facial recognition surveillance?
Expanding from 25 to over 430 airports, significantly increasing the scope of facial recognition use on Americans. (Source: TSA announcement, July 2023)
Facial recognition technology, at least as it currently exists, does not take place in an environment which fosters legitimate _______________________ of its participants.
- consent
At airports, people can’t consent when they face immense _______________________ from all those grumpy people in line.
peer pressure
“Consent” for facial recognition as it exists today would mean that somebody, once it’s their turn at the machine, would have to _______ by declaring that they do not consent and wait for a _______________________ to redirect them.
delay the line
supervisor
