Erik Learned Miller

Professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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Facial recognition software is touted as making us safer. Is it worth the risk of misidentification -- and the violation of privacy?

Does facial recognition software threaten our freedom?

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