Face recognition

Face Recognition is a new technology that allows a computer to identify a person by their image. This can be done by comparing facial features of each person to the facial features of other people that are held in a face database.

Progress

In recent years, the facial recognition technology has improved significantly. It is being used equally in many different fields, most notably security. Recent developments have even made systems that can recognize differences in identical twins. (first citation: DO LATER)

Controversy

As technology has improved in the field, many more opinions have also developed. Video surveillance paired with facial recognition has been a major topic of discussion in the past few years. On one hand, it can aid in security on many levels however on the the other hand, many individuals fear that it invade privacy.

References

D. Voth, "Face recognition technology," in IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 4-7, May-Jun 2003.