In this century cctv cameras can be very helpful. During the recent nightclub shooting in Orlando, staying safe in public venues has raised some concerns. Strategically placing cctv cameras in public places like malls and banks can help curb the crime rates in the country, needless to say some perpetrators will not be phased by the sight of the cctv cameras. Little to nothing can be done about the infringement of the rights and privacy of the public. The public needs to understand that in order for their own safety and wellbeing some sacrifices need to be made.

Automated Face Recognition

It has been argued that Automated Facial Recognition is the next big technology advancement to hit the public scene. It also has been said that the introduction of the Automated Facial Recognition will strengthen the security at banks and airports but a selected few say the introduction of that technology will be inaccurate. They also touched on the fact that the introduction of Automated Facial Recognition will be biased and based on certain individuals based on their ethnicity. I will be researching what Automated Facial Recognition is and its pros and cons. Automated face recognition is a type of software which is able to single out a specific person in a digital image by spotting and finding features from their face. It is capable of verifying a person from an image which is in a digital format, this is done by using selected facial features from a digital image from a database on its system. Facial recognition systems are mostly used for security reasons but they are now being introduced into an array of softwares. An example of facial recognition is the Microsoft Kinect, it uses facial recognition system to differentiate between players, it can also monitor the movements the players make during the process of gaming. Face recognition systems are based on face prints which are in numerical codes. It finds 80 nodal points on the individual\’s face, the face print identifies the length and width of the jawline, the shape of the cheekbones or the spacing between the eyes. The faceprints can instantly and precisely pinpoint an individual if the individual fits th