Annals of the Invasion of Privacy (cont’d.): Face Scanners Turn Lens on Selves: ‘A leading maker of facial recognition software is calling for federal regulation of the controversial technology

to avoid misuse.

The technology, which converts facial images into an easily compiled and searched numerical code, has

been criticized by privacy advocates who say the scans amount to facial frisking… The technology first gained public notoriety in January, when Tampa, Florida, police used it to scan the

faces of unsuspecting football fans at the Super Bowl and compare their mugs with terrorists and other

criminals.” Wired