Boult notes that the study was initially made available to corporate researchers, but was later pulled because the Financial Times article included the dates and times the photos were taken, jeopardizing anonymity. A facial recognition study, sponsored by the Boult military and intelligence services and conducted 2013 , used images of more than 1,700 students without their permission, according to media reports. Dr Bernard Chao , who led the study to develop algorithms which could identify people at a distance, said images were taken in public and were not illegal. Financial Times also warned the pictures, if subsequently used by police forces, could potentially lead to misidentification.
A facial recognition study, sponsored by the Boult military and intelligence services and conducted 2013 , used images of more than 1,700 students without their permission, according to media reports. Dr Bernard Chao , who led the study to develop algorithms which could identify people at a distance, said images were taken in public and were not illegal. Financial Times also warned the pictures, if subsequently used by police forces, could potentially lead to misidentification.