Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the

Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance (Critical Cultural Communication, 2)
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Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to 'see' the human face to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. While computer scientists are developing FRT in order to design more intelligent and interactive machines, businesses and states agencies view the technology as uniquely suited for 'smart' surveillance systems that automate the labor of monitoring in order to increase their efficacy and spread their reach. Tracking this technological pursuit, Our Biometric Future identifies FRT as a prime example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as shortsighted solutions to complex social problems. Culling news stories, press releases, policy statements, PR kits and other materials, Kelly Gates provides evidence that, instead of providing more security for more people, the pursuit of FRT is being driven by the priorities of corporations, law enforcement and state security agencies, all convinced of the technology's necessity and unhindered by its complicated and potentially destructive social consequences. By focusing on the politics of developing and deploying these technologies, Our Biometric Future argues not for the inevitability of a particular technological future, but for its profound contingency and contestability.
Country USA
Brand NYU Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2011-01-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814732106

Country	USA
Brand	NYU Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2011-01-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814732106

Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance (Critical Cultural Communication, 2)

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