B1 – Intermediate
Facial recognition is biometric technology. It works by getting a picture of a person and then using that photo to identify the individual through facial analytics. The results are then compared to existing photos in the database.
Facial recognition systems are commonly used for security purposes. But in San Francisco, the police cannot use it anymore.
Read the article below to know more about this ban on facial recognition software.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1905/190517-big-brother-1.html
Discussion Questions:
1. Why was facial recognition software banned in San Francisco?
2. What are the pros and cons of facial recognition?
3. Do you agree or disagree that facial recognition software is Big Brother technology?
4. What is your opinion on prohibiting facial recognition technologies?
5. How does the police maintain security in your city?
8 replies on “San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Software”
1. Why was facial recognition software banned in San Francisco?
Because the city want to protect the social rights of the citicens
2. What are the pros and cons of facial recognition?
pros: it is cheaper and faster for police to find criminals and to find missing people, the city will be safer
cons: social control and the risk for the individual rights.
3. Do you agree or disagree that facial recognition software is Big Brother technology?
I´m agree because it permits to be located all the people without any control about this information.
4. What is your opinion on prohibiting facial recognition technologies?
I think that the goberment must be authorized facial recognition technologies only in a few limitated cases (airports, high safety places like military instalations, banks, etc)
5. How does the police maintain security in your city?
They use democatric safety protocols like interviews, rounds in the streets, video surveillance, etc…
You did a good job writing your answers to your lesson’s discussion questions.
Take a look at how you can spell some words in this sentence properly:
Keep being consistent practicing.
1. Why was facial recognition software banned in San Francisco?
Theoretically protect individual freedom, and avoid controlling and spying on everyone.
2. What are the pros and cons of facial recognition?
The pros are:
– This technology is cheaper and faster for the police to find criminals and missing persons.
The cons are:
– Loss of individual freedom, the government could control and spy on everyone.
3. Do you agree or disagree that facial recognition software is Big Brother technology?
As many things depend on the actual use that we give to this technique.
I think that if its use is regulated by law, it is something useful to protect and solve any crime.
4. What is your opinion on prohibiting facial recognition technologies?
For some societies, I think this is not good news, especially in large cities and conflictive areas.
5. How does the police maintain security in your city?
There are cameras in some special areas, but to view their content you need a judge’s permit.
You are doing a good job consistently trying to develop your writing skills.
Here is a better way to structure this response of yours:
The pros are:
– This technology is cheaper and faster for the police to find criminals and missing persons.
The cons are:
– Loss of individual freedom, the government could control and spy on everyone.
Enjoy your writing practice!
1. Why was facial recognition software banned in San Francisco?
Because it is not as secure as other technologies.
2. What are the pros and cons of facial recognition?
I think the best pros is that is very quickly and easy to use, and the cons is that I think is less secure than others types of security.
4. What is your opinion on prohibiting facial recognition technologies?
I think that is a hard measure, because it is well for other things.
5. How does the police maintain security in your city?
With the fines, going through the streets, with rules for the people.
Good job continuing with your writing practice. Keep it up so you can improve more and more.
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This topic is something that I don’t know if it’s a lot, but it often makes you think. The good thing about technology is that it provides more security, well … more security… many of the companies sell your data and personal information, such as Facebook, since it’s more profitable for them to pay the fine since they earn a lot doing it.
Rather than agree or disagree, I’m in the middle, since it always depends on how it’s used, if they use it ONLY when someone has disappeared or I know of the description of someone who has committed a crime, I see it well, but if it’s always used, I see it wrong. In both situations it’s true that privacy is violated, but in the one I said first, it will only be done at specific times and for a good purpose.
Now, the topic that I was saying at the beginning, which will always be present, is that you prefer, do you prefer security or freedom? Freedom allows you to do whatever you want, without threatening your privacy, but you lose security and put yourself at risk, although the chances are minimal.
On the other hand, security takes away your freedom completely, they can see what you do with your life, but it makes the risk less.
In my case, as I have said, it would be freedom, but with specific moments of security.
It is a tricky topic for sure but you did explain your stand well. Good job!
What about writing this particular phrase this way: