Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) used for active criminal case investigation may undermine democratic legitimacy.

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dc.contributor.advisorElteren, van, Lotte
dc.contributor.advisorPeeters, Anco
dc.contributor.authorZwart, Hannah
dc.date.issued2023-01-27
dc.description.abstractFacial recognition technology (FRT) used for active criminal case investigation has been deployed by many police agencies around the world . The use of FRT in this context provides hard evidence as well as economic- and time efficiencies. However, this use of FRT also has some risks attached to it. This thesis will investigate how these risks might undermine the democratic legitimacy. Keeping democratic legitimacy is very important for a regime or government as it means that that regime or government is accepted by the majority of people falling under that regime or government. If this is not the case, that regime or government would face deadlock or collapse. Democratic legitimacy has three different sources: political accountability, voice and due liberation. This thesis will discuss the risks that FRT used in this context poses to the democratic legitimacy by linking the risks to the sources of democratic legitimacy. It will then look into Super-Recognizers as an alternative to the use of FRT in the context of criminal case investigation. The scope of this thesis is limited to the risks associated with FRT in the context of criminal case investigation, these risks might not apply to FRT used in other contexts. It also only mentions risks that can be linked to the three sources of democratic legitimacy.
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/16060
dc.language.isoen
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
dc.thesis.specialisationspecialisations::Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen::Artificial Intelligence::Bachelor Artificial Intelligence
dc.thesis.studyprogrammestudyprogrammes::Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen::Artificial Intelligence
dc.thesis.typeBachelor
dc.titleFacial Recognition Technology (FRT) used for active criminal case investigation may undermine democratic legitimacy.

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