Taylor Swift used facial recognition software

湖北宜昌天問國際學校 王 晶

難詞掃障

1.merchandise n.商品；貨物

2.rehearsal n.排練；彩排

3.clip n.（電影或電視節目的）剪輯；片斷

4.stalker n.跟蹤者；盯梢者

5.restrain v.阻止；制止；控制

6.harass v.騷擾；侵擾

7.probation n.緩刑

8.burglary n.入室盜竊（罪）

9.disproportionate adj.不成比例的；不相稱的；太大（或太小）的

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The neighboring area of a Taylor Swift concert is as thoughtful as the show she presents on stage.Beyond the traditionalmerchandisestands，there are often dedicated selfie-staging points and staff distributing light-up bracelets （手鏈）.When Swift performed at the Los Angeles Rose Bowl venue，fans could watchrehearsal clipsat a special position.

What they didn't know was that a facial recognition camera inside the structure was taking their photographs and cross-referencing the images with a database held in Nashville of hundreds of Swift's knownstalkers，according to a Rolling Stone report.

While some have raised privacy concerns over the ownership and storage of the images，concerts are technically private events，and Swift has no obligation to inform ticket holders that they may be watched over.The Guardian has contacted Swift's representatives for comment.

Swift has a number of known stalkers.In September，she got arestrainingorder against Eric Swarbrick，who had beenharassingher with letters threatening murder since September 2016.Also in May，Mohammed Jaffar was sentenced to six months in jail and five years'probationhaving been sentenced forburglaryafter he appeared at Swift's New York home five times in two months.

The use of facial recognition software is rising at public events.In April，Chinese police used the technology to arrest a man attending a Jacky Cheung concert in Nanchang.The 31-year-old，who was wanted for“economic crimes”， was located among a crowd of 60，000 concert goers.

However，a recent UN report criticised the use of facial recognition by police in south Wales during a peaceful demonstration asdisproportionateand unnecessary.

——From The Guardian

Reading Check

Do you think it necessary to use facial recognition in life？ Why or why not？

Language Study

Complete the following sentences according to the text.

1.The neighboring area of a Taylor Swift concert is as _______（thought） as the show she presents on stage.

2.Beyond the traditional merchandise stands，there are often dedicated selfie-staging points and staff _______（distribute） light-up bracelets.

3.Swift has no obligation _______（inform）ticket holders that they may_______（watch） over.

4.In September，she got a restraining order against Eric Swarbrick， ________had been harassing her with letters _______（threaten）murder since September 2016.

5.The 31-year-old， who _______（want） for“economic crimes”， _______（locate）among a crowd of 60，000 concert goers.

參考譯文

泰勒·斯威夫特演唱會用人臉識別揪出跟蹤狂

泰勒·斯威夫特音樂會的周邊區域就像她在舞臺上的表演一樣，是經過深思熟慮的。除了銷售周邊商品的攤位，通常還安排了專門的自拍點，以及發熒光手環的工作人員。當斯威夫特在洛杉磯玫瑰碗的演出現場表演時，歌迷們可以在一個特別的位置觀看其排練片段。

但他們所不知道的是，那里有一個人臉識別攝像頭在拍照，并將他們的照片與位于納什維爾的數據庫進行交叉對照，此數據庫中有數百個斯威夫特的跟蹤者（的面部圖像），以上信息由《滾石》雜志報道。

雖然有些人對這些圖像的所有權及存儲提出了有關個人隱私的擔憂，但音樂會嚴格意義上來說是私人活動，斯威夫特沒有義務告知持票人他們可能會受到監視。《衛報》已經聯系了斯威夫特的代表人就此發表評論。

斯威夫特有許多眾所周知的跟蹤者。去年9月，她申請到了針對艾瑞克·斯瓦布里克的限制令。自 2016年 9月以來，他一直用威脅謀殺的信件騷擾她。另外在去年 5月，穆罕默德·加法爾因在兩個月內五次出現在斯威夫特在紐約的家中而被判入室盜竊罪，將入獄6個月，緩刑期 5年。

公共場合人臉識別軟件的使用正呈上升趨勢。去年4月，中國警方利用該技術逮捕了一名在南昌參加張學友演唱會的男子。今年31歲的他因“經濟犯罪”而被通緝，他當時混在6萬個演唱會觀眾之中。

不過，聯合國最近的一份報告指責了南威爾士警察在和平示威中使用面部識別技術的做法，并認為這是不適當且不必要的。