UCLA cancels facial recognition amid backlash over privacy likening use to George Orwell's '1984'

Feb 22, 2020 08:00 pm Cyber Security 214

UCLA cancels on-campus facial recognition amid backlash over privacy that likened the school's use of the technology to Orwell's '1984'

UCLA decided against using facial recognition technology, said UCLA administrative vice chancellor Michael Beck on Wednesday

The school wanted to use the technology to raise an alarm if someone who was banned from campus was detected and to provide access in restricted areas

The decision comes after students protested over privacy concerns, likening the surveillance to George Orwell's book, '1984'

'Fight for the Future,' an advocacy group, issued a public letter on Thursday in support of students against campus surveillance across the US

The group's website includes an interactive map that points out schools in the states of Washington, Colorado and Texas using the technology

By Ralph R. Ortega For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:16 EST, 20 February 2020 | Updated: 15:01 EST, 20 February 2020

UCLA cancelled a plan to use facial recognition technology on campus after students protested over privacy concerns, including one critique that likened use of the digital surveillance to George Orwell's book, '1984.'

The school issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that its plan for using facial recognition was scrapped due to the privacy concerns that were expressed.

'UCLA will not pursue the use of this technology,' wrote UCLA administrative vice chancellor Michael Beck in a statement released on Wednesday.

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