Re: Why?
"I have another question : what data are they comparing faces to and how did they get it ? If they are using criminal data from police databases, how did they get the authorization for that, and if not, what's the use of the facial recog in the first place ?"
This!
The only possible use for it would be to enforce bans against people they have ejected for whatever reason. But that seems like an expensive and underperforming solution for what would seem to be a minor problem.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
