The global governance on automated facial recognition (AFR): ethical and legal opportunities and privacy challenges

Abstract The digital revolution transforms people’s view about values and priorities. Automated facial recognition (AFR) comes with many concerns as well benefits. technology raises significant legal ethical challenges, which risk perpetuating systemic injustice unless countervailing measures are put in place. way images obtained used, potentially without consent or opportunities to opt out, can have a negative impact on privacy. Laws privacy vary across jurisdictions, has an enormous effect that could be taken safeguard AFR-related concerns. In era of digitalisation, the existing laws ill-equipped address evolving needs against threats individual Integrating principles proportionality necessity, upmost importance is ensure proper use AFR socially responsible way. It imperative build infrastructure incorporates society’s commitments, further challenges governing technology.