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Once you enter
a high-traffic area like a school or a public place, they're
monitoring you. They know your face; they've identified facts
about you. No one gets a say in whether or not they're going
to be tracked and observed. And lack of regulations mean that
law enforcement agencies can use these technologies at will.
This is what's happening in Australia, where authorities are using invasive — and imperfect —
facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to
monitor the general public. This is a
violation of our human rights.
Facial recognition is
not benign. It might seem useful on the surface, but
in fact, the tech is often used to profile people
using biased, discriminatory biometrics, which is
then incorporated into mass surveillance. These data and
images are then scanned, stored, and shared in ways that are
not always sufficiently secure or reliable. The Australian
Human Rights Commission has been extremely concerned about
these developments, detailing how facial recognition
increases the risk of targeting people of color. As
this technology spreads across the world, so too do privacy
issues — and we have to act now. Sign the petition to urge the Australian
Government to ban this technology and review the laws
surrounding human rights and privacy for the Australian
people.
Thank you,
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Miranda
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. The mass
surveillance of people in Australia poses a human rights risk
and is invasive to the life of the everyday Australian. Sign the petition to protect people from privacy
invasions! |
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