On the Legal Issues of Face Processing Technologies

The article analyzes the problems and prospects of using recognition technologies for human faces. The authors note that their development over recent years brings together the problems of the right to a personal image and the right to privacy, enshrined in the constitutions of most democratic countries. This is due to the fact that these technologies make it difficult, and, in some cases, impossible (or inappropriate) to use traditional legal mechanisms to protect these rights. In this regard, the authors propose to extend the concept of personal integrity to the “digital forms of existence” of an individual reflected in personal images, videos, virtual accounts, etc.