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76 Fed. Comm. L.J. 87 (2023-2024)
Facial Recognition Technology and a Proposed Expansion of Human Rights

handle is hein.journals/fedcom76 and id is 96 raw text is: Facial Recognition Technology and a Proposed Expansion of Human Rights Catherine Ryan* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. IN TROD U CTIO N ........................................................................... . 88 II. B A CK G R O U N D ...................................................................................89 A. A Brief History of Human Rights .......................................... 89 B. What Is Artificial Intelligence? .............................................. 93 C. Facial Recognition Technology and Biometric Data ........... 96 D. Domestic and International Government Action ................... 98 1. The United States Federal Outlook on Facial Recognition T echnology .................................................................... . 98 2. D om estic C ase L aw ........................................................... 103 3. International A ction ........................................................... 105 III. THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY OF ONE'S FACIAL BIOMETRIC DATA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HUMAN RIGHT.................................................. 107 A. Biometric Data as a Civil Human Right .................................. 107 B. Business Incentives in Facial Recognition Technology........... 109 C. Proposed Domestic and International Action.......................... 111 IV. CONCLUSION...................................................................................113 * J.D., May 2024, The George Washington University Law School; Editor-in-Chief, Federal Communications Law Journal, Volume 76; B.S., June 2017, Finance, California Polytechnic State University. I would like to thank the entire FCLJ staff for their incredible work in producing this publication. A special thanks to Professor Ralph Steinhardt, who inspired this Note, for his perpetual guidance and kindness. I would also like to thank my best friend, who makes everything in my life better. Finally, I would like to extend gratitude to my parents and brother for their unconditional love and support in all my endeavors, regardless of their practicality. - 87 -