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By Diana Baptista | Data Journalist<\/p>\n

A facial recognition system used in schools in Brazil is being scrutinised by digital rights groups, who have denounced the expansion of so-called techno control in the country.In December, a coalition of organisations released a report on a\u00a0facial recognition system<\/a>\u00a0that was implemented between 2022 and 2023 in 1,667 schools in the southern state of Paran\u00e1.<\/p>\n

The system, known as Educatron, is meant to make roll call faster and curb absenteeism. It has also been\u00a0used in some schools<\/a>\u00a0to monitor students’ expressions and allegedly predict violent behaviour.<\/p>\n

Researchers found that the system was implemented without public consultation, and that the privacy notice provided to parents violates local legislation on the collection and storage of children’s biometric data. Educatron is also\u00a0unable to accurately identify Black students<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and even those sitting beyond the second row, Ag\u00eancia P\u00fablica found back in October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Children make words during a class making up for the shortfall aggravated by the pandemic at the city public school Conde Luiz Eduardo Matarazzo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 23, 2022. REUTERS\/Amanda Perobelli<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The risks and biases of facial recognition systems being used in Brazil have been\u00a0condemned by digital rights groups<\/a>\u00a0in the country.<\/p>\n

Just last week, local media reported that a woman was detained by police in Rio de Janeiro after a\u00a0facial recognition system wrongly identified her<\/a>\u00a0as a fugitive. She was released after a court confirmed an error in the system’s database.<\/p>\n

“Even if she was released, this error caused public embarrassment and persecution that could affect the person irreversibly,” the IP.rec, an institute that studies the impact of tech,\u00a0said on X<\/a>, the social media platform previously known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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