FactWire Reveals Face Recognition Function Hidden in LeaveHomeSafe; OGCIO: Never Used, Deletion Requested
《傳真社》揭發安心出行藏人臉識別功能 資科辦：從來未採用、已要求刪除
FactWire reported yesterday that the Android version of LeaveHomeSafe contained a face recognition module, with functions including identifying facial features and their positions. The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer issued a “serious statement” last night in response, stressing that the face recognition function had never been used or needed since the app was launched. It said it had asked the contractor to examine deleting the functions related to face recognition from the module, provided that this would not affect the app’s normal operation.
《傳真社》昨日報道，Android 版本的「安心出行」內藏人臉識別模組，即具有包括識別臉部五官特徵和位置的功能。政府資訊科技總監辦公室昨晚發「嚴正聲明」回應，強調程式推出至今，從來沒有亦毋須採用人臉識別功能，並就稱已要求承辦商研究在不影響程式正常運作的前提下，從模組中刪除與人臉識別相關功能。