'Racist' facial recognition sparks ethical concerns in Russia Monday, 5 July 2021 03:00 GMT FILE PHOTO: Visitors experience facial recognition technology at Face++ booth during the China Public Security Expo in Shenzhen, China October 30, 2017. Picture taken October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip About our Technology coverage We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies. Share: * Russian companies found offering race-detection tools * Rights activists say software 'purpose made for discrimination' * Facial recognition firms under pressure over ethical concerns By Umberto Bacchi TBILISI, July 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - (Editor's note: contains offensive language and terms of racial abuse) From scanning residents' faces to let them into their building to spotting police suspects in a crowd, the rise of facial recognition is accompanied by a growing chorus of concern about unethical uses of the technology.