Faceprint: The Hidden Cost of Facial Recognition in a Watched World

In an era where your face is your passport, your password, and your profile, Faceprint provides a disturbing, eye-opening trip into the realm of facial recognition technology and the invisible cost we all pay for its ease.

Taylor Royce reveals the hidden facets of the development of facial recognition, from its beginnings in academics and defense to its uptake by big companies, governments, and marketers, through thorough investigation and gripping storytelling. This book examines how our face, which is our most intimate feature, has turned into a commodity that is utilized for profit, control, and surveillance.

Faceprint explores the ethical and societal ramifications of this potent technology by examining real-world case studies, international regulatory gaps, and the expanding movement for digital rights. Are we creating more intelligent societies or are we ceding our independence to algorithmic control?

In a world where identity may be recorded, saved, and altered often without our consent this book is a pressing appeal for awareness, responsibility, and ethical innovation.

Find out:

• The true operation of facial recognition technology
• Governments and corporations influencing its future
• The dangers to civil liberties, democracy, and privacy
• The opposition to unregulated biometric surveillance on a worldwide scale
• What it means to take back authority in a world when everyone is watching you online

For technologists, legislators, human rights activists, and every citizen negotiating the fine line between privacy and advancement, Faceprint is required reading.