Abstract
This chapter considers some of the ethical and legal issues of FRT. Ethically FRT is problematic and legally challenging, ethically because of its intrusiveness and legally because the technology exceeds and tests the jurisprudential boundaries. Some examples of where and how FRT is used to illustrate the issues, and how privacy campaigners have responded to its burgeoning uses by commercial enterprises and government agencies.
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Such as data acquisition for third party use not associated with the primary purpose of disclosure.
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Electronic Privacy Information Center.
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Occupy Corporatism a.k.a Susanne Posel (2012).
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Jacobs (2014).
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Suderman (2016).
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Smith (2013).
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For example: Washington State Legislature.
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ibid.
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Cuomo (2013).
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ibid.
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Homeland Security News Wire.
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Bowcott (2008).
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DVLA Strategic Plan for 2014 to 2017.
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Kelly (2013).
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New York Police Department (2009).
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Center for Democracy and Technology (2012).
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ibid pp. 7–8.
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United States v. Jones.
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Section 7.4.
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Orekhov (2014).
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Rouse (n.d.).
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Solove (2008, pbk 2009), p. 118.
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ibid p. 119.
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Kluge (2001).
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ibid p. 3.
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Data Protection Act 2018.
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Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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President Obama (2014).
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Hunt (2013), p. 46.
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The depth and breadth of information disclosed.
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Sadowski (2013).
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Edgar (2017).
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Valentino-DeVries and Gorman (2013).
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USA Patriot Act.
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Timm (2013).
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USA Patriot Act at §§505, 507 and 508 op cit.
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Hunt (2013), p. 47 op cit.
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Solove (2011), p. 77.
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ibid p. 77.
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Falconer (2013).
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Berle, I. (2020). Some Ethical and Legal Issues of FRT. In: Face Recognition Technology. Law, Governance and Technology Series, vol 41. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36887-6_3
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