Should the government use facial recognition technology for mass surveillance to enhance public safety?

No, it sets a dangerous precedent for government control over citizens

No, I trust the technology but not the humans that could misuse it

Yes, as long as data is stored securely and not sold to third parties, and technology is used only in public spaces where expectation of privacy is not expected

Never for mass surveillance, but targeted surveillance should be permitted if a warrant showing probable cause of criminal or terrorist activity is acquired

Yes, but only to look for individuals whose image has been uploaded into a system to track those individuals specifically.

No, absolutely not this is a clear violation of mass privacy. As there is a boundary between being recorded accidentally and without mean to harm, categorize, or surveil. And purposefully scanning hundreds of thousands of faces with the means of scanning a database to find a specific person then categorizing and memorizing those faces. In short it is a violation of public privacy that everyone should be afforded.

No, facial recognition technology has shown itself to be wildly undependable and struggles to correctly identify POC, which could lead to the arrest of innocents.

There are both positives and negatives from this, but it can definitely be misused and people can use it for the wrong reasons.

Never mass surveillance, but targeted surveillance against criminals and terrorists should be permitted with a warrant showing probable cause

I think the government should use facial recognition technology for its own employees, not the public.

No, there are too many people that look similar for such a method to be effective. Fingerprints would be more acceptable.

Not for mass surveillance, but targeted surveillance should be permitted if a warrant showing probable cause of criminal or terrorist activity is acquired or if searching for missing persons.

if you used for the right reasons. knowing our government it won’t be. it should be used if needed and not at all times

No, this would only open the door for the government to eventually take complete control over every aspect of people's lives.

Yes, but only if it is tightly regulated and used with transparency. (especially because they are already watching us, so why not use it for good and safety)

Yes, but only in really crucial instances like finding murders and dangerous criminal. Though I do not trust the people who have the technology, this could set a dangerous president for future privacy matters and the government could go over its power and misuse the technology.

We as a people, if we should commit a crime be able to get away with it enough to defend ourselves in court. Mass survlence is taking away a huge amount of our freedoms

No, not only does it set a dangerous precedent for government control (i.e. China), but the humans that control this technology could grossly misuse information, even if bound by paperwork.

I personally would not like it but at the same time it can highly reduce crime rates, but it can also be at a very high chance to be miss used, and the idea feels creepy

I think that it should be tightly regulated and not necessarily be used for surveillance all of the time, but only when searching for a criminal within a certain area. Though, even still, I'm wary of that because absolute power corrupts absolutely

It can enhance public safety by identifying criminals, but it also risks misuse, bias, and privacy violations. While public spaces mean some exposure, constant surveillance isn’t justified if it puts more people at risk than it protects

It would be too expensive to implement, but more metal detectors should be added to more places to enhance public safety.

It could make mistakes and humans can make less errors than computers. Humans are just more relatable and could be held accountable for their mistakes.

It would depend on the capacity of such use of technology. Is it just used in every place and at any time, or should it be used only where applicable and where it does not violate personal privacy laws of the independent citizen of the United States.

Yes, but it should have only a criminal database, and only facial recognition no determining other info

On certain matters, such as gun registration, it should definately be used to prevent shootings and mishandlings, but for more trivial subjects maybe hold out a little more.

I genuinely do not care as long as the camera isn't storing my faces photo and using my information.

Yes, but the technology should be extremely well-protected & regulated to keep it from getting in the wrong hands

This seems like an effective way to fight crime, but it is an invasion of privacy. I could also predict this technology becoming overused in black and brown communities. There have also been studies that show that sometimes AI has a hard time identifying people.

There's pros and cons. Pros being it can enhance public safety. Cons being this is a violation of privacy. As well as it is used properly.

Yes, but don't RANDOMLY GRAB A MINOR OUT OF THE LINE AND NOT TELL HER OR HER PARENTS WUT IS GOING ON OPEWJOC ERJOI VJFDIO

NO, it's ALREADY proven to rely on statistical data. If the data it's fed is bias it's judgement will be bias and technology can not be held accountable for a crime

No. I don't trust that technology will accurately detect a criminal's face. if tech was more advanced, then it could be used then.

No we should focus on other way's of enhancing public safety before thinking about using mass surveillance.

I think Americans should have privacy but I also think that too catch people who do crimes this would come in handy

no, but maybe in high risk government regulated buildings or locations like the white house or something

Yes when tightly regulated and used with transparency, but also should not be applied to everyone in the general public, the technolgy is secure, the motives for the humans are questionable.

Surveillance in public ares, with no expectation of privacy can use it if needed without legal warrant.

I believe that Mass Surveillance should only be used for public safety and not control. Like drama to prevent Pedophilia accusations or false accusations too like harassment. including sex crimes like Sextortion
and stuff like that. I also think we should use mass servience for Human trafficking purposes, potential Rape victims to help protect women as well as text harassment to help protect women. I also believe in tracking online Pedophilia too that is actually happening that I believe that needs to be addressed. I also believe in harassment against LGBTQ people like homophobia and transph…  Read moreobia sexism Neo nazi activity and racism also with political biases and propaganda on both sides even in America. I also believe in stoping threats towards individuals too especially a College athlete might face scrutiny after a missed field goal in a football game. I believe things like that or if someone goes insane like Kanye West on X I believe that individual should be checked as well for the safety of the American People. So I believe in mass surveillance for safety purposes and not for brut force or apposing law.

If it is what the people want then yes however we should keep in mind governments in the past are known to cause terrorism/give a reason to have mass surveillance and a mass surveillance government should be equally and fully as transparent as they are spying. You should see the government doing mass surveillance IF you vote on it to happen and you should also have full transparency and truth as to why it is needed.

No, this creates huge cybersecurity threats and there is currently no uniform data security law that can regulate the use and storage of the data

No, facial recognition could be easily hacked and misused, it is also too expensive to implement our country is already in a lot of debt.

they don't need to surveillance me if they need something they can come to my door and I know they know where I live

No this technology has proven to be racist because of the society that made it and it's limitations on accurately and precisely recognizing dark skim faces, so no absolutely not...is it happening...oh yeah probably ...but no I don't support it or agree, at least how the society and technology is now

although i think yes that could be helpful but I think there are other, bigger things the government should spend its money on.

I think the government should respect people’s privacy. This face-recognizing technology should only be implemented in public places and only private places with the permission of those who live/visit there. If we do implement this policy, it should be used for the sole purpose of safety.

I mean its cool to think about but I wouldn't want people to be able to track me or like it will give them a notification if i walk into a store

I believe this could be used for good but this could also be dangerous with technology not always being good at face recognition

to have facial recognition of those who have been convicted of major crimes Even if someone is sighted as a danger to themselves and others

Yes, but identities should not be revealed to government and law enforcement and individuals should not be tracked. It should only be used when there is probable cause, there is an active investigation, or regarding fugitives and missing persons

yes, but I feel like it should be available for all agency to use and have complete transparency to the United States Citizens, unless it threatens national security.

I believe that facial recognition technology should be used in tandem with other methods of verification of identity, such as scanning or checking government-issued ID cards.

not only do i not trust people but the goverment and also what if it miss interpets one person for another? and they go to jail but theyre innocent

i feel as if the government should look at pricing for the city because some job all you can do is pay rent cant even really buy your needs after a while.

This technology is notorious for having problems identifying members of minority groups and therefore should be backed up by other evidence and has the potential to be manipulated by human handlers.

the decision to use facial recognition technology for mass surveillance should be approached with caution. while it has potential to enhance public safety it is crucial to balance this with the need to protect individual rights and freedoms.

I think facial recognition technology for mass surveillance should only be applied to documented criminals to help protect people, but the vast majority of people shouldn't be a part of this. Mass surveillance is almost always the beginning of tyranny, and I don't wish for that to happen.

Only use facial recognition technology in criminal hotspots and have it regulated so it can be be used with transparency and care.

Only in areas where you need a level of security. like definitely the Pentagon, but not in more public areas like parks

Yes because lots of things could be prevented like being falsely accused of something like a murder and things of that nature and things for like ways to get into homes but there could be a downside to this with people like using photos of you in a smart manner to get you accused and things of that nature.