TESTIMONY
Sharon Brown, Member of the Public, on Concerns with Facial Recognition Accuracy and Authentication
3:31:24
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Sharon Brown raises concerns about the accuracy and authentication capabilities of facial recognition technology.
- She questions whether facial recognition can reliably identify someone if hairstyles or features are obscured
- She notes that facial recognition may not detect distinguishing features like birthmarks or injuries
- She expresses doubt that facial recognition alone can properly authenticate someone's identity
Sharon Brown
3:31:24
So I think it would be a problem with authenticating someone.
3:31:31
Say for instance, the two of you have your hair pulled back.
3:31:35
So if you take a picture of someone on an ID, you can see the shape of their face based on having your hair pulled back.
3:31:44
So if someone has their hair pulled forward and they have a picture, someone else comes in with the same kind of hairstyle.
3:31:53
They could authenticate that it's them, quote unquote.
3:31:56
Be but it's not really them because they can't see their features to know if this is actually the person.
3:32:03
So the accuracy is not there for them to use this solely to catch someone.
3:32:10
It can be in addition to something else.
3:32:12
It can't be solely because, say, she has her hair pulled over and one is back.
3:32:19
And if you take a picture of her on her ID, you don't know she could have a piece of her ear missing or some birthmark was something like that that you don't know about.
3:32:29
And will the authentication part authentication process pick that up?
3:32:35
Will it pick up certain things that you can't see?
Jennifer Gutiérrez
3:32:38
That's another question.
3:32:39
Yeah.
3:32:40
And and this is something that I
Sharon Brown
3:32:41
mean, it's rhetorical.
3:32:42
I'm not really No.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
3:32:43
I understand.
3:32:44
And I'm so sorry.
