World concerned Big Brother could emerge from facial recognition tech

Big Brother wants to see your face: Last week, San Francisco became the first American city to ban facial recognition technology used by law enforcement, according to Bloomberg (watch, runtime: 3:38). The move was prompted by civil liberty concerns and fears that this tech could enable a sort of “totalitarian state.” The tech has been used by the police recently to successfully arrest criminals and rescue missing children. But with CCTV and facial recognition being incorporated into the Chinese surveillance state, tech developers such as Microsoft and Amazon, alongside civil liberties advocates don’t feel comfortable with the technology until it becomes regulated.