Microsoft asks to legislate on facial recognition

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United States Companies worried about the technologies they use.

Microsoft's director of legal affairs has advocated for the regulation of facial recognition technologies because of the risk they pose to the right to privacy and individual freedoms.

In a blog post posted Friday, Brad Smith calls on the US government to lay the legal groundwork for the use of facial recognition. "Imagine a government following your every move in the past month, without your permission or without your knowledge." he writes. " Imagine a database of all people who attended a political rally. "

Companies may have the opportunity to follow visitors or customers without their knowledge, and using the information gathered for important decisions, such as applying for credit or hiring.

According to Brad Smith, movie universes like "Minority Report" or "Enemy
 
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are " on the verge of becoming possible" . " These questions increase the responsibility of the technology companies that create these products" he says. " They also call for thoughtful government regulation and the establishment of standards defining acceptable use of facial recognition."

The California giant uses facial recognition for years years for various tasks like sorting digital photos. This technology can also unlock an iPhone, access a bank account, or help the police find a missing child or terrorist.

In late June, it helped to identify the newspaper shooter more quickly Capital Gazette, which killed five people near Washington in the United States.