Japanese police have gathered images from social media for safety.
Japan is said to be the safest country in the world. This is said to be because of the low crime rate, the high arrest rate, and the police's diligence. However, the article reports that the police have been using a facial recognition system to match images from private security cameras and social media. In other words, individual travel memories and group photos on Facebook Instagram were unknowingly accumulated into the police database. This movement could lead to an invasion of privacy and violation of human rights by state authorities.
As The Social Dilemma on Netflix illustrates, personal information and privacy on the internet is now a major controversial issue. Casually uploading a picture of you and your friends out to dinner to Facebook could be a major risk in the future. Would you accept it for your and public safety? Or would it be the same for Amazon to suggest products based on your preference? Shortly, Facebook may suggest supplements by judging your face from your group photos. But would you continue to use social networking sites?
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