Ethical principles to guide police facial recognition trials
皇冠体育app independent Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group has published an interim report into facial recognition and identified ethical principles to consider.
In a letter of May 2018, the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG) policy sponsor, Alex Macdonald, asked the group to consider police use of facial recognition systems. In response, the BFEG commissioned this report which outlines a framework of ethical principles that should be taken into consideration when developing policy on the use of live facial recognition technology for policing purposes and when designing trials of the technology.
皇冠体育app framework identifies nine key ethical areas that should be considered when designing policy and deploying technology. 皇冠体育appse include consideration of the public interest, necessity and proportionality of any proposed uses.
This report was authored by the Facial Recognition Working Group of the BFEG.
皇冠体育app members of the group were Professor Nina Hallowell, Professor Louise Amoore, Professor Simon Caney and Dr Peter Waggett. 皇冠体育app group was chaired by Professor Hallowell. 皇冠体育app report was approved by the main committee.
皇冠体育app BFEG will continue to monitor development in this field and will advise Home Office ministers as appropriate.