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How governments use facial recognition for protest surveillance.
Mass protests used to offer a degree of safety in numbers. Facial recognition technology changes the equation.
The context may vary by location, but the overall outcome is shared: Facial recognition technology is making the act of protest riskier than ever, putting demonstrators at greater risk of persecution, exacerbating the targeting of minority groups, and changing the way people express dissent. Protesters march in support of Alexei Navalny in Moscow on January 23, 2021.Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty ImagesBut while many detainees report police officers verbally stating that they have been caught by facial recognition technology, or even showing them the Sfera system on their devices, the tech rarely appears in court documents. A police statement said the authorities would “take action to identify norm-breaking people by using tools and smart cameras in public places and thoroughfares.” In June 2023, a video released by a news agency linked with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps showed supposed facial recognition technology being used.
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