London show explores hidden world of facial recognition

The United States installation "Face Values", by designers Zachary Lieberman, sat back left, and R. Luke DuBois, sat back second left, which explores the role of facial detection technology in society is displayed during a media preview for the London Design Biennale at Somerset House in London, Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. The event runs from September 4 to 23. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition in London explores how computers' ability to read faces is changing the world, in ways that aren't fully understood.

British police use facial-recognition technology to scan crowds for suspects. Owners of the latest iPhones can unlock their phones with face ID. Supermarkets are testing the use of facial recognition to eliminate check-out tills.

Curated by New York's Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum , "Face Values" is the U.S. entry at the multinational London Design Biennale .

R. Luke DuBois, one of the show's designers, said Monday many of us have little idea what information is being gathered on us — and we should.

The Biennale opens Tuesday and runs to Sept. 23 at London's Somerset House