In the Face of Ethics: Police Use of Live Facial Recognition Technology

实时人脸识别（Live Facial Recognition，LFR）是一种基于实时视频图像的人脸识别技术，通过提取人脸的生物特征来生成人脸识别的数字签名。然后，这些数据将与“观察列表”中包含的图像中的面部生物识别数据进行匹配。执法机构使用LFR提出了广泛的道德和法律的问题，这些问题涉及到对民主公民自由的潜在干扰，考虑到保护私人权利和公共利益之间的微妙平衡。对隐私权、表达自由、集会和结社自由、禁止歧视和数据保护权的非法干涉引起了人们的深切关注。拟议研究的目标是回答以下问题：适用于执法机构部署LFR的道德标准是什么？受《人权法》及其后续立法保护的现行法律原则是否适合并足以应对部署LFR所产生的法律考虑？为了利用执法机构当前和潜在使用LFR的好处，同时保护人权和公民自由，需要实施哪些必要的监管保障措施？

Live Facial Recognition (LFR) is based on mapping the facesof individuals in crowds by using real-time video imageryand extracting their biometric facial features to produce aunique digital signature of identified faces. This data isthen matched against facial biometric data from imagesincluded in a 'watchlist'. Law enforcement agencies use ofLFR raises a wide range of ethical and legal questionsrelating to potential interference with democratic civilliberties, considering the delicate balance between theprotection of private rights and the public interest. Deepconcerns are raised of unlawful interference with the Rightto Privacy, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Assemblyand Association, Prohibition of Discrimination and DataProtection Rights.The objective of the proposed research is answering thequestions: what are the moral standards that apply to thelaw enforcement agencies deployment of LFR? Are currentlegal principles guarded by Human Rights Law and itssubsequent legislation suitable and sufficient to confront allethical considerations arising from the deployment of LFR?What are the necessary regulatory safeguards to beimplemented in order to harness the benefits of current andpotential use of LFR by law enforcement agencies, whileprotecting human rights and civil liberties?