Playing by the rules?

I think there is a conflict between parental rights and parental obligations.

And with state-mandated things, parents are usually the best judges, Phoha said.

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However, Phoha said that having a camera in your home monitoring things opens you up for potential trouble.

Numerous studies have shown that facial recognition can misidentify people, especially those of color.

Facial recognition technology can detect your emotions, as well.

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Phoha said that we are inching closer to a world of facial recognition/surveillance-enforced rules with these types of technology.

He added that we should be especially wary of a state-mandated facial recognition rule system.