Should the government use facial recognition technology for mass surveillance to enhance public safety?

Yes

No, it sets a dangerous precedent for government control over citizens

Yes, but only if it’s tightly regulated and used with transparency

No, I trust the technology but not the humans that could misuse it

No, this would be too expensive to implement

There have been too many documented false positives and misidentifications with these systems in other countries already.

Yes when looking for missing persons and persons of a high security risk snd potential major crimes. It should not be used for a means to tag people or incriminate them nefariously.

Convicted criminals for violent, felony, drug and sexual crimes should be tracked using facial recognition, but general population

Only around areas like schools, airports, etc where there would be a possible risk posed from pedophiles, etc

Only under certain circumstances egg terrorism, missing persons, tracking criminals not for day to day

this is situational depending, it should be disclosed what its purpose and exactly where this data goes, it also should be disclosed where this technology is located

This could be good for looking for a criminal/ missing person but would be very expensive and would need to be used with complete transparency

No, AI for surveillance is not developed enough to rely on. It can be bias towards certain sub groups

Public surveillance, sure. On condition facial recognition technology can only serve as corroborative evidence for criminal or civil trials

Yes, but only to identify a potential match / evidence. But a human source would be required for final identification and verification.

Is an invasion of privacy and would cost the government a lot of money, but would be helpful for identifying criminals and deterring crime

If they do this they have to ensure the technology doesn’t have a bias and it’s free from interferences of discrimination

it should only be used in extreme cases of terrorism, murder or missing persons, situations where society at large is at risk.

Isn’t overly necessary they should spend their money on more useful things like houses and rehab for the homeless

Have the technology available for emergency use only ie murderer or kidnapper on the run and needs to be found urgently for public safety but not all the time when not required.

This would feel like a breach of citizens privacy rights and create 1984 like conditions where ‘big brother’ is always watching.

Well it's the fact it'll cost so much to install and if reliability of the while the system is put in place is satisfactory.

Yes, but only if permission is granted, it shouldn’t be done without the person knowing they’re facial profile is taken

I think this will allow governments to surveillance the people of ireland making it closer to dictatorships like north korea. It might start off as just being used for safety reasons then landslides.

Possibly yes, but it would need to have serious regulations to not cause discrimination or ethical issues

For repeat serious offenders, yes. This would need to be done in a controlled way so it does not get out of hand.

Under certain circumstances only - such as terrorism, ect.

It invaded privacy and could be somewhat bias but it is a useful way of identifying individuals who are dangerous

Use of AI for security purposes should be proportional

Yes, but access should be restricted and justified

This would be done by a party separate from the Gardaí, but still, a government agency, to prevent corruption within the Gardaí, but also to keep data private within the government. Also, it should only be used in extreme cases of terrorism, murder or missing persons, situations where society at large is at risk.

For important people or people suspected of committing crimes or people who have committed felonies, violent crimes, or sexual assault

What might be the impact of facial recognition technology on people who are unfairly treated or targeted in society?

How would you respond if someone else benefited from facial recognition, but it violated your own privacy or values?

In a world where every public camera could recognize you, do you feel more secure or more vulnerable?

Do you believe there should be limits on when and where technology like this is used, and if so, what should those limits be?

How would you feel if every time you walked into a public place, your face was instantly recognized and logged?

Can you imagine a situation where facial recognition might help you in a positive way, and if so, what would that scenario look like?

Do you think facial recognition could make your community safer, or would it just make you feel more controlled?

Who should be held responsible if facial recognition technology is used to discriminate or unfairly target individuals?

How do you balance the need for safety with the risk of compromising personal freedom if such technology becomes widespread?

If facial recognition could prevent crimes but also gathered information on innocent people, would that be an acceptable trade-off?