Facial Recognition Tech In Real Estate Pits Safety Against Liberty

Its supporters argue it can prevent terrorist attacks and catch criminals. Its critics say it is racist, ineffective and destroys civil liberties. And now commercial real estate is caught up in the ferocious debate about the use of facial recognition technology.

Last month, UK developer Argent faced a storm of criticism when it emerged it had deployed facial recognition technology at King’s Cross Central, a 67-acre London scheme where Google and Facebook are building their UK headquarters.