Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make, I'll Be Watching You: The Use of Face Recognition Technology
Bridget Nora Mallon · bepress Legal Repository · 2003
This Comment focuses on facial recognition technology and the privacy problems that arise from its use.Because this technology is just emerging from its developmental stages, its legality remains untested in court.5 Although the government's use of this technology appears to fall within Constitutional bounds, its use by third parties may pose more of a threat.6 Part II of this Comment discusses how facial recognition technology works, as well as how it has been used in the past.7 With the expanding use of this technology, it is important to examine its potential legal implications.8 Part III briefly discusses the history of privacy in public places.9Part IV analyzes the United States Supreme Court's treatment of privacy in public places and its application to the use of facial recognition technology.I" Finally, Part V discusses the future use of facial recognihtml (same); Julia Scheeres, Smile, You're on Scan Camera, WIRED NEWS (Mar.14, 2001), at http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,42317,00.html.(same).4. See generally Editorial, Digital Big Brother, ST. Louis POsT-DISPATCH, Feb. 5, 2001, at C18 (noting use of face recogniation technology at 2001 Super Bowl); Mary Huhn, Just a Face in the Crowd?-Superbowl