Verkada Officially Admits Its Facial Recognition Is Facial Recognition
Verkada now admits to selling facial recognition technology, contrasting its previous deceptive stance. The change in strategy indicates fewer inhibitions around selling the controversial solution.
Verkada also previously shut off facial recognition in four places banning the tech.
In this post, IPVM examines this change and its impact.
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Verkada *********** ****** "*** ****** ***********"
** ********* ****, * ******* ****************** *********** ********* "* ******* ** *******'* face" ** "**** **** **********" ** "not ****** ***********":
**** *** *** * ~$***,*********, ** ******* ********** ****** ** *******.
Verkada "********* ****** ***********"
**** **** **** **** ******* ** Verkada, ****** ** ** ******* *** stance ** ****** ***********, ******* ********* that *** ******** "*********" ****** ***********:
*******’* ****** ********* ******** ********* **** computer ****** ***facial *********** ************. For more information about Verkada’s People Analytics features, you can refer to our ****** ********* **** *****. [******** *****]
**** **** ***** ******* ******* **** and *** ** ******* ** *** the **** ****** ***********, *******, ** did *** ******* *******.
Verkada ****** ****** *********** ** *****
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*** ***** ******** ****** *********** ******** four ***** *****:
****** ********* ********* ******** ****** ***facial *********** **************** *** ******** ***** ***** **** be **** ***********
*** ******** **facial *********** ********** may vary across diverse groups ofpeople
****** ********* ***facial *********** require a minimum level of detail
*******’* **** *** ****-* ** *** supportfacial *********** [emphasis added]
******** ****** ********* ********* ***** **** ***** ******* ******** facial *********** ********** ** **** ******** 2022. ******* ******, *.*., *** **** ******* ****, Verkada **** *** ******* ****** ***********.
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** *** ****, ******* **** *** salesman's ********* "****** *** ****** *** should ** ***** ** ****" ***** avoiding *** ******* ** "****** ***********".
*******, **** ************** *********** *********** ** **** ************* **** restrict ** ****** ** ****** ***, Verkada **** ** ****** ******* ** "facial ***********" ******.
Positive *** *** *****, *** ****** ***** ********* ***********
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*** *********** ***** ****** *** ***** drawn **** * ********** ** ** outside ********.
***** ** * ********** **** ****, but **** *** ***** ************ (*** VMS) ******* *** ***** ******* **** databases, ** *** "****" ** ****** recognition ** ***** ************ ** ** outside ********.
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*'* **** ********** **** ****** *********** implication ****** ****...
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- ****** *********** *****(*** *** ******** *****)
- ****** **** ******* *** **** **** on ********* ******* / *****
- ***** ********* ** * ****** **** a **** ** ** ******** ******
- ****** **** *** ***** ***** *** later ********
- ****** **** ******* *** **** **** on ********* ******* / *****
- ***** ********* ** * ****** **** a **** ** ** ******** ******
- ****** ******* * ** *** ****** those ***** *** ***** ********
- **** *****, *** *** *** ******** searches ** ********* ******* ***** *****
- ****** ******* * ** *** ****** those ***** ***** *** ***** ********
- ****** **** *********** ******** *** ***** faces ** *** ** ** ****-****
- ****** **** ******** ** ** ******* third-party ** ** ** ******** ** proactive **********
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******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:** *** **** ** ****** *********** It **** * **** *********** ** Accuracy, **** **********
*'* ********** ** ********* *** ******* (I'm * ********** **** **** *** do ****** ***), *** * ** buy **** *** ******* **** ***** is * ********** ********** ******* *********** faces ****** *** ***** ** * closed ******* **** (**** ******* ** saying **** **) *** *********** ***** within *** ***** ***** **** * comparison ** ** ******* ********.
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**** *** **** ****** *********** *** I ***** ******* *** ***** ** claim *********. *** * ** ***** there ** * ********** **********, *** along **** **** ***** ************** *******, you ***** **** * ****-***** ******** that ***** ****** ** ********* ***** to ******** ****.