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Article 2 – Metropolitan Police Facial Recognition Technology
The headline speaks for it’s self and 81% of the suspects flagged by Met’s Facial recognition are innocent raises a lot of questions and doubt in the said technology. Concerns maybe raised such as the reliability and the ethical implications caused when law enforcement uses such technology.
Apart from its inaccuracies, a technical, operational and legal issues stated that this is operational in a way unlawfully if it is taken it into court. This may raise a lot of concerns in the public privacy especially if this can lead to surveillances without consent.In my opinion such technology should undergo through a lot of tests and certifications including legislations. I do not agree when Met prefers to measure accuracy by comparing successful and unsuccessful matches with the total number of faces processed by the facial recognition system as this dropped down the error to 0.1% where in reality it is not. That is a way how to turn around the numbers in your favour. The reality remains that 81% of those flagged were innocent.
Another issue that is facing the Facial recognition system is that this is not falling under any law such as DNA, therefore this must also be addressed to protect any individual being under surveillance and not infringing on personal freedoms and public rights.Finally, the public should have a say on how these technologies are implemented and monitored. We can all agree that this is all being done for the public safety however it’s unlawful to take advantage of such technologies and use them for other purposes or intentions rather than what initially has been invented for. We have seen it already in other technologies such as the mobile phones so this cannot be implemented especially on facial recognition where who knows what the full capacity is of its capabilities.
HAD-DINGLI Slow City Status
Had-Dingli is a small and picturesque village located in the western part of Malta. It is known for the unique characteristics this typical Maltese village has. However, by time it is losing the slow city status since old houses are being demolished and are being replaced by multiple story apartments and buildings.
An idea of how we can preserve the Slow City Status is by encouraging people to buy old houses instead of the new ones.
The government should propose a legislation that secures that old houses are preserved and cannot be demolished. Moreover, increase incentives to the younger generation when buying their first house, in a way that they can afford on buying such houses. Giving rebates and lower charges to young people who are tying to buy an old house will entice them to proceed with a purchase.
Tourist also are increasing every year, and due to this, a lot of businesses are opening, and population is always increasing.Meeting with local council and sharing the concerns on preserving the characteristics of this village can get back it’s status of Slow City.
Sometimes it is hard to have a slow city village in Malta since we are a small country, however, the last few villages need to be preserved and safeguarded to keep up with the Slow City Status.