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  • 8 - Faces of War

  • from Part I - Facial Recognition Technology in Context
  • Edited by Rita Matulionyte, Macquarie University, Sydney, Monika Zalnieriute, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Facial Recognition in the Modern State
    Published online:
    28 March 2024
    Print publication:
    04 April 2024, pp 112-124
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    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the first major military conflict in which facial recognition technology (FRT) is being used openly, with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence publicly acknowledging its use of FRT to assist in the identification of Russian soldiers killed in combat. The technology has also likely been used to investigate people at checkpoints and during interrogations. We can expect FRT to be used for tracing individuals responsible for war crimes in the near future. For the Russian Federation, FRT has become a powerful tool to suppress anti-war protests and to identify those taking part in them. In territories occupied by Russia, FRT has been used to identify political opponents and people opposing Russian rule. This chapter focusses on the potential and risks of the use of FRT in a war situation. It discusses the advantages that FRT brings to both sides of the conflict and underlines the associated concerns. It is argued that despite human rights concerns, FRT is becoming a tool of military technology that is likely to spread and develop further for military purposes.