Do more video cameras in public spaces using facial recognition increase security? Crimes are easier to solve and the cameras deter potential perpetrators, are the common arguments. In response to the attack in Solingen, suspects are to be identified using biometric facial recognition in the future and biometric comparisons are to be used to establish the identity of illegal asylum seekers. On the other hand, video surveillance of public spaces represents an infringement on personal rights and, in combination with facial recognition, a transparent society with no privacy may emerge.
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