Individual privacy in the face of artificial intelligence, biometric facial recognition, and big data is increasingly under threat of disappearance from our government, technology companies, and society’s own best intentions. Unnecessary government intrusion into the private lives of citizens in the United States is a right protected by law. Due to extra-governmental advancements in biometrics and facial recognition technology, circumvention of the law is being made possible. Often the desire for additional surveillance technology comes from society’s perceived need for additional security through detection and observation. Long-term implications on individual privacy and the negative consequences of privacy loss from forming a surveillance society will be most damaging to the children and grandchildren of today.

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