Should the government use facial recognition technology for mass surveillance to enhance public safety?

Yes

Yes, as long as data is stored securely and not sold to third parties, and technology is used only in public spaces where expectation of privacy is not expected

No, government should not be constantly spying on its citizens without probable cause for a warrant.

Yes, but only allow people from far away from the video to review the video, and only with a warrant

Absolutely not, but allow the use of facial recognition technology to help track specific cases of criminal or terrorist activity if a warrant is first acquired showing probable cause

Yes, but only with technology that has been tested and made to correctly identify people without bias and issue. There should also be fail safes and multiple points of confirmation before identifying someone via mass surveillance

I feel as if this is a good idea to increase the sense of safety but this should not solely be the only form of security in cases of emergency there should still be other passwords or keys required.

Only once facial recognition tech has been proved to be completely without bias, and then only in areas of concern

Yes, but there should be strict limits on who is able to access this data and for what purpose. Similar to how warrants are needed prior to searching an individual's residence, this data should only be allowed to be used in missing persons and criminal cases with authorization and not for the use of over policing purposes.

No, I'm afraid they will use it for a police state instead of enhanced public safety, sort of like stop and frisk problems in NYC

Yes but impose restrictions into the availability of this information and restrict it to certain regions/areas.

no, because the fact that they can use It too much and it will become out of control and be too much for the public to handle but something close to it would be just as good, mostly to recognize people with criminal records.

While I understand how this would add security, there would need to be very strict safety measures to protect the privacy of citizens. While it would help catch criminals, it could also be used maliciously for one individual to track another, or have information sold to different companies. Should this be put into effect, we would need extremely good security and an ethics panel.

No, this has the potential to be taken advantage of. Our privacy will most definitely be stripped.

This question reminds me of George Orwell´s book, called 1984. In the book, there is this type of system in place: cameras always watching, etc. If someone wants to try and educate me on how this could be utilized effectively while ensuring our privacy and other rights remain intact, please do so. I would love to learn more about this. :)

No, there will be people that would dress or alter the way they look via plastic surgery which will confuse the system and make the program unable to detect.

No, this is a violation of the search-and-seizure article of the Constitution, which is a good article. Everyone should feel safe walking around their city, even criminals.

Yes but only admissible in court for serious charges including rape, murder and terrorism

No, facial recognition can be altered and copied so it is unsafe for it to be relied on or used.

They should slowly integrate the idea into public life before fully committing to using facial recognition.

it could help catch criminals but also to track every day people so idk.

Yes but only in dire circumstances, like after a crime or during an investigation

Its giving to much physical information to those that arent facing criminal charges

In some certain circumstances for example (Boston marathon) Incase of an emergency it could be helpful to have some technology like that.

I think it should be in areas where there are celebrites, or the president, or fancy places like Gucci, but not all over due to privacy.

we should but not right now because we are in debt

This all depends on the location in which this is being done.

Yes, but not in private areas like restrooms or locker rooms

Yes but what if someone that has a beard shaves it off? Will it recognize them

It again depends on the security measures to ensure it cannot be used on innocent citezens for political gain.

If Strictly necessary, but not in normal circumstances

Too many people have similar appearances. Appearances can be changed

Yes, with transparency when necessary and strict supervision

Yes if there is legislation on the ethical use of the data.

Only in very limited situations, where safety is a huge problem/concern.

I think for crowded places like stadiums or restaurants they should.

It would have to be really good technology. Otherwise, no.

Only at international ports of entry, and federal government buildings.

It’s already being used and is out of control. There is not back pedaling that I can see.

No, the tech isn’t good enough yet. If my phone or computer don’t always recognize me, how can we trust it will identify people correctly.

Yes but it should be only used in emergency situations.

This might help police departments to catch criminals easier, but this might infringe on peoples privacy