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If you live in England or have used U.S. airports in recent years, your face has likely been scanned and matched with a facial recognition database, for several intents and purposes — all without consent. Whether or not it is legal is up to debate.

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Although companies and governments obtain a prodigious number of pictures of people’s faces, – arguably surreptitiously, which in the process encroach on their privacy – the aforementioned intentions sound beneficial.

The data is putatively used for police watchlists, as well as to expedite travel processes, ease of access and many other little things to make our lives a little easier.

Does this not mean that you should only worry if you are guilty of committing wrongdoings? Based on these points, it seems that only criminals need to be concerned, which, to most, is a perfectly reasonable compromise, and perhaps even a benefit.

Facial recognition may also see other applications, like that on most modern smartphones– quick access.

It is able to more accurately and quickly identify, and thus, process information than any, human. As a corollary to its efficiency, both time and money are saved.