Facial Recognition

A facial recognition system is a technology capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame.

Facial recognition is used for access control in security systems and can be compared with other biometrics such as fingerprint or iris recognition. Facial recognition is also used for commercial identification and marketing, as well as for population management in China, and for military uses of all kinds.

Social media platforms have adopted facial recognition to allow image augmentation and filtering. It allows users to change the way they look. Facial recognition is used for identity verification, for use by banks and other e-businesses.

The police and customs services have established automated border processing systems that compare the face of a traveller with the data in the e-passport microchip. National security agencies are increasingly using facial recognition for a variety of criminal, terrorism, health and safety and civil reasons.