The powers that be at UCLA thought it was a good idea at the time – using state-of-the-art technology to scan students’ faces for gaining access to campus buildings. Students thought otherwise.
“The implementation of facial recognition technology would present a major breach of students’ privacy and make students feel unsafe on a campus they are supposed to call home,” the Daily Bruin said in an editorial last year.
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