Description: Our Biometric Future : Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance, Hardcover by Gates, Kelly A., ISBN 0814732097, ISBN-13 9780814732090, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to &;see&; the human face&to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another—commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. While computer scientists are developing FRT in order to design more intelligent and interactive machines, businesses and states agencies view the technology as uniquely suited for &;smart&; surveillance&;systems that automate the labor of monitoring in order to increase their efficacy and spread their reach. Tracking this technological pursuit, Our Biometric Future identifies FRT as a prime example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as shortsighted solutions to complex social problems. Culling news stories, press releases, policy statements, PR kits and other materials, Kelly Gates provides evidence that, instead of providing more security for more people, the pursuit of FRT is being driven by the priorities of corporations, law enforcement and state security agencies, all convinced of the technology’s necessity and unhindered by its complicated and potentially destructive social consequences. By focusing on the politics of developing and deploying these technologies, Our Biometric Future argues not for the inevitability of a particular technological future, but for its profound contingency and contestability.
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Book Title: Our Biometric Future : Facial Recognition Technology and the Cult
Publisher: New York University Press
Item Height: 229 mm
Publication Year: 2011
Number of Pages: 274 Pages
Publication Name: Our Biometric Future: Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance
Language: English
Type: Textbook
Author: Kelly A. Gates
Item Width: 153 mm
Series: Critical Cultural Communication
Format: Hardcover
