![]() ![]() In fact, they probably already have.įollow me on Twitter or identi.ca, and +glynmoody on Google+įiled Under: cctv, facial recognition, lip reading, surveillance But given the lax standards for digital surveillance, and the apparent presumption by many state agencies that they can listen to anything they are able to grab, it would be naïve to think they won’t deploy this technology as much as they can. How companies and law enforcement use CCTV+lip-reading software will presumably be subject to legislation, either existing or introduced specially. But even more troubling are the non-commercial uses, for example when applied to CCTV feeds supposedly for “security” purposes. It’s easy to imagine the future scenarios as shop assistants are primed to descend upon people who speak favorably about goods on sale, or who express a wish for something that is not immediately visible to them. That story from the Sunday Herald in Scotland focuses on the commercial “opportunities” this technology offers. Security experts say the technology will offer companies the chance to collect more “honest” market research but privacy campaigners have described the proposals as “creepy” and “completely irresponsible”. Lip-reading CCTV software could soon be used to capture unsuspecting customer’s private conversations about products and services as they browse in high street stores. But if you think loss of public anonymity is the end of your troubles, you might like to think again: As the hardware gets cheaper and more powerful, and the algorithms underlying recognition become more reliable, it’s likely that the technology will be deployed even more routinely. Techdirt has written a number of stories about facial recognition software being paired with CCTV cameras in public and private places. ![]()
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