The sensitive nature of facial recognition
Tensions between the Swedish police and regulatory authorities1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6149259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie Eneman (University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Jan Ljungberg (University of Gothenburg), Elena Raviola (0000-0001-8742-396X, University of Gothenburg), Bertil Rolandsson (0000-0003-4369-7904, Lund University) |
| Editors | Johann Čas (0000-0003-3933-6882), Paul De Hert (0000-0003-4084-6898), Maria Grazia Porcedda (0000-0002-9271-3512), Charles D Raab (0000-0002-4579-0320) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-232 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Information Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-8754 • E-ISSN: 1570-1255 |
| Publisher | IOS Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.3233/ip-211538 |
| OpenAlex | W4281786795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 19 |
Emerging technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are laying the foundation for surveillance capabilities of a magnitude never seen before. This article focuses on facial recognition, now rapidly introduced in many police authorities around the world, with expectations of enhanced security but also subject to concerns related to privacy. The article examined a recent case where the Swedish police used the controversial facial recognition application Clearview AI, which led to a supervisory investigation that deemed the police’s use of the technology illegitimate. Following research question guided the study: How do the trade-offs between privacy and security unfold in the police use of facial recognition technology? The study was designed as a qualitative document analysis of the institutional dialogue between the police and two regulatory authorities, theoretically we draw on technological affordance and legitimacy. The results show how the police’s use of facial recognition gives rise to various tensions that force the police as well as policy makers to rethink and further articulate the meaning of privacy. By identifying these tensions, the article contributes with insights into various controversial legitimacy issues that may arise in the area of rules in connection with the availability and use of facial recognition
Affordance · Biometrics · Cognitive psychology · Computer security · Face (sociological concept · Facial recognition system · Internet privacy · Legitimacy · Meaning (existential · Pattern recognition (psychology · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
Following Facial Recognition Technologies Across Social Worlds
Data in Policing
Narrow surveillance
Facial recognition technology in law enforcement- a scoping review of existing empirical studies
Chinese public risk perception and acceptance of Facial Recognition Technology applied in law enforcement
The Canadian Clearview AI Investigation as a Call for Digital Policy Literacy
Regulating generative AI
Negotiating about Algorithms
A Taxonomy of Privacy
Managing Legitimacy
‘Only in our best interest, right?’ Public perceptions of police use of facial recognition technology
The ethical application of biometric facial recognition technology
The emergence of connected discretion
Affordance, conventions, and design
The Case for a Ban on Facial Recognition Surveillance in Canada
Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method
Live Facial Recognition
Algorithmic state surveillance
Thinking critically about and researching algorithms
The surveillant assemblage
Surveillance, Snowden, and Big Data
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |