AI Facial Surveillance: Live Demo and Risks in the City | KennBro

Overview: KennBro presents at DragonJar Security Conference on AI facial surveillance risks, including live demonstration plans and concerns about mass biometric data processing.

Key Topics: Privacy-focused researcher perspective on facial recognition; Harvard students' Rivian camera human backchannel demo; Chinese mass surveillance systems; and methodology for conference attendee facial data collection.

Technical Details: KennBro describes developing facial recognition targeting methodology for conference environments, using social media follower analysis to narrow processing scope, with live demo plans delayed by processing challenges.

Takeaways: Facial surveillance technology is accessible enough for individual researchers to deploy at conferences. Privacy advocates should understand capabilities to better communicate risks to policymakers and the public.