首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Police in the popular resort city Virginia Beach recently began operating video surveillance cameras with controversial face rec
Police in the popular resort city Virginia Beach recently began operating video surveillance cameras with controversial face rec
admin
2016-01-05
59
问题
Police in the popular resort city Virginia Beach recently began operating video surveillance cameras with controversial face recognition technology. Virginia Beach and Tampa in Florida are two cities in the United States to acquire the technology, which cost them $197,000 billion. "Before we switched it on, we went through an extensive public education process with hearings and the involvement of citizen groups and minority groups, who helped write the policies we are using," said deputy police chief Greg Mullen. A citizens’ auditing committee has the right to perform unannounced spot checks on police headquarters to make sure the technology is not being misused.
Three of the city’s 13 cameras are linked full-time to the face recognition system, though the others can be activated as needed. The database of wanted people is updated every day. So far, the system has failed to produce a single arrest, though it has generated a few false alarms. It works by analyzing faces based on a series of measurements, such as the distance from the tip of the nose to the chin or the space between the eyes. Critics say it is highly inaccurate and can be easily fooled. Mullen, who sees the system eventually being linked to the databases of other cities, state and federal law enforcement agencies to track criminals and suspected terrorists, said:" The system doesn’t look at the skin color or your hair or your gender. It takes human prejudices out of the equation. "
"This technology has little or no effect on the crime rate but it does have an effect on people’s behaviors. People feel cowed," said Bruce Steinhardt, who directs a technology. Despite the fact that tests have shown face recognition only works in around 30 percent of cases, the ACLU(美国公民自由协会)is alarmed that the technology may soon spread to airports. The organization also fears it could potentially be used to monitor individuals’ political activities to harass(骚扰)law-abiding citizens.
"This kind of surveillance should be subject to the same procedures as wiretaps. Law enforcement agencies should justify why they need it and it should be tightly limited, otherwise it will soon become a tool of social control," said Mihir Kshisagar of the Electronic Information Privacy Center. Nor does such criticism come exclusively from the political left. Lawyer John Whitehead, founder of the conservative Rutherford Institute, wrote in an editorial that the technology threatened the right of each US citizen to participate in society. " After all, that is exactly what constant surveillance is—the ultimate implied threat of coercion," he wrote.
What is the ACLU’s attitude toward the system?
选项
A、Worried.
B、Skeptical.
C、Confident.
D、Indifferent.
答案
A
解析
第三段第三句指出,美国公民自由协会担心面孔识别技术很快会被机场使用。该组织担心这项技术很可能会被用来监控个人的政治活动,从而骚扰守法公民。这说明ACLU对面孔识别系统心存忧虑,所以A)正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/b76FFFFM
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Toevaluatethesurveyor’sreportonrenovation.B、TodobusinesswiththeRussiansonsellingElizabethTower.C、Todiscusst
A、Theirhealthinsurancecoversallthedentalexpenses.B、Theirhealthinsurancecoversdentalexpenseslikebrushingtheteeth
A、You’dbettersmileorlaughfromthebottomofyourheart.B、Youcan’tfoolyourbodybypretendingtobehappy.C、Asmartmin
A、Joancalledaboutherbusinesstrip.B、Joanwantstosendhercardtous.C、Joanwillmailushernewaddress.D、Joan’scardw
A、Improvementsofchildren’sachievementsinschoolcanbemade.B、Children’sheathcanbeimproved.C、Theschoolneedstocare
TheUnitedNationssaystheworld’spopulationwillincreaseby34percentbytheyear2050.Scientistsandothersknowitwill
TheUnitedNationssaystheworld’spopulationwillincreaseby34percentbytheyear2050.Scientistsandothersknowitwill
A、Becausetheyhadlittleeducation.B、Becausetheywerelookeddownuponinthesociety.C、Becausetheyhadnodutytorearthe
A、Thesysteminviteslearnerstospeakdirectlywithspeakers.B、Thesystemofferslearnerstododictation.C、Thesysteminvite
VideogameshavebecomeincreasinglypopularinbotharcadesandtheaverageAmericanhome.Peopleofallagesandfromallwalk
随机试题
简述马歇尔计划的内容与影响。(辽宁大学2014年历史学专业基础真题)
非职位权力包括( )
以下所列项目不属白色主病范围者为
风瘙痒湿疮
黄教授在2004年6月开始一本学术专著的写作,该专著于2005年7月定稿,2005年12月由出版社出版,2006年1月进行了版权登记。请综合分析本案所涉及的法律问题。
使用软梯上下船舶应设专人监护,并备有带安全绳的救生圈。()
常见的建设工程索赔不包括( )。
根据《保险法》第49条规定,保险人、被保险人为查明和确定保险事故的性质、原因和保险标的的损失程度所支付的必要的、合理的费用,应由( )。
在计算基金资产总值时,基金拥有的上市股票、认股权证是以计算日集中交易市场的()为准。
中国知识分子试图通过弘扬传统文化,加强对国学的深入研究来实现传统文化的伟大复兴。然而在目前这种专业化技术化的大趋势下,中国哲学的研究越是繁荣,它的社会影响就越小,因为专业化技术化拒绝大众的理解,于是哲学工作者的“科研成果”就成了学术共同体小圈子自我欣赏的作
最新回复
(
0
)