The Global State Of Facial Recognition (infographic)

Facial recognition technology is employed for various purposes, whether for biometric identification on the airports, or on the public CCTV cameras. Many smartphones now have this technology for unlocking their system. On states level, many countries use facial recognition technology for mass surveillance also. However, despite it being used in 98 countries of the world, there still are some that do not approve of it, and some countries have even banned it. In the US, 59% of the citizens believe that facial recognition technology should be implemented, especially for law enforcement.