Reconocimiento Facial

In Latin America, the use of facial recognition systems in tasks associated with the surveillance of public spaces and control in the allocation of social programs is becoming increasingly common. At the same time, its implementation is also advancing in private spaces, in matters related to fraud control and even marketing.

It is a highly invasive technology, which is causing heated debates around the world and has even been banned in some parts of Europe and the United States. However, in our region it is common for its implementation to be carried out in an opaque manner, without consideration for the fundamental rights of those who are subjected to it and without greater citizen participation.

This project seeks to inform about what is happening in our region in terms of facial recognition, to follow the development of the different efforts that are being made in this field and to participate in the debate from a critical perspective based on human rights.

Given the enormous potential for facial recognition technologies to affect the dignity of individuals and the exercise of their rights, this technology must be used in an exceptional, limited and proportionate manner, and under the highest standards of control and transparency. Before its eventual implementation, it is the responsibility of the political power to prove its efficiency and demonstrate that it is the most appropriate solution to the problem to be solved.