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facial profiling

facial profiling

8.3
Identifying people by their faces in photos or videos, often to find criminals
  • noun
  • /ˈfeɪʃəl ˈproʊfaɪlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : perfilado facial
  • Law enforcement agencies are exploring the use of facial profiling to identify suspects more efficiently.

Examples

  • The airport has implemented facial profiling to improve passenger security screening.

  • The police used facial profiling to identify the suspect.

  • Concerns about privacy have been raised with the widespread use of facial profiling in public spaces.

  • Is facial profiling an effective method for security?

  • Many airports now utilize facial profiling technology to enhance the screening process for potential threats.

  • Concerns regarding fairness arise when facial profiling is used to monitor individuals in public areas.

  • The use of facial profiling in security systems has sparked debates about privacy and civil liberties.

Synonyms

facial recognition
vsfacial profiling
  • Specialized
26 4.1

A way for a computer to identify a person by their face

focuses on finding suspects in videotaped images for security purposes
face recognition
vsfacial profiling
  • Specialized
2 3.1

A computer system that identifies a person by comparing their face with saved photos

focuses on finding criminals or terrorists in surveillance video for security
biometric identification
vsfacial profiling
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A way of identifying people automatically using unique body traits like fingerprints or face

is narrower, aimed specifically at identifying suspects from video for security
automatic face recognition
vsfacial profiling
  • Specialized
3.9

Computer systems check who a person is by scanning their face

is applied mainly to spot suspects in videotaped images for security

Antonyms

facelessness
1 7.1

Lack of identity that makes people or things seem unknown

Surface Forms

facial profiling singular
facial profilings plural

Morphology

facial + profiling

The meaning 'identifying or analyzing people by their faces' is directly and predictably built from 'facial' (related to the face) + 'profiling' (the process of analyzing or creating profiles). This adj + noun compositional pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Facial profiling comes from a simple image: looking closely at a person's face and making a profile (a short list of features) from it. So today facial profiling means using photos or cameras to 'identify' people by their faces, often for security.