Facial Recognition

Getting to the crux is writer Matt Burgess, whose new book Artificial Intelligence – part of the WIRED series – weighs up the pros and cons of surveillance, personal data and face recognition.

Protesters around the world have – wittingly or unwittingly – put themselves squarely within the lens of a surveillance state. Here's how unregulated and untested facial recognition software is disproportionately affecting the black community.

Isobel Thompson traces the backlash against facial recognition. From police biometrically mapping faces to nationwide watch-lists, will the balance between citizens and the state soon topple?