"Facial recognition technology creates many new benefits for society "
They mean it brings profits and benefits to someone - but does the whole society really benefit from it? Some are advocating not to sell it to governments, but selling it to commercial entities is much different? I don't want to be tracked in any shop, restaurant, etc. I enter. Or in any image with me in someone could upload somewhere (I don't upload them anywhere).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
