Usage control of personal data

A method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processor, an input image comprising a face of a person;
• identifying, by the processor, a usage control function from amongst a plurality of usage control functions based on a characteristic associated with the input image;
• computing, by the processor, a usage control matrix based on:
• (i) the usage control function and (ii) a predefined criteria associated with at least one of:
• (a) a data usage policy indicative of a regulation associated with usage of the input image by a third party in accordance with a purpose consented by the person, (b) a face matching probability related to matching of the face present in the input image, and (c) a face recognition probability related to a recognition of an identity of the person;
• transforming, by the processor, the input image to a usage-controlled image by using the input image and the usage control matrix;
• verifying, by the processor, a matching of the face present in the input image with a second face present in the usage-controlled image;
• generating, by the processor, a first feedback indicative of one of:
• the matching or a non-matching of the face with the second face;
• identifying, by the processor, first facial data comprising at least one of:
• a facial feature, a facial expression, and a biometric data, from the input image and the usage-controlled image;
• recognizing, by the processor, an identity of the person in the input image based on the first facial data;
• and
• providing, by the processor, a second feedback indicative of a failure to verify the identity of the person from the usage-controlled image.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including machine readable instructions that are executable by a processor to:

• obtain an input image comprising a face of a person;
• identify a usage control function from amongst a plurality of usage control functions based on a characteristic associated with the input image;
• compute a usage control matrix based on:
• (i) the usage control function and (ii) a predefined criteria associated with at least one of:
• (a) a data usage policy indicative of a regulation associated with usage of the input image by a third party in accordance with a purpose consented by the person, (b) a face matching probability related to matching of the face present in the input image, and (c) a face recognition probability related to a recognition of an identity of the person;
• transform the input image to a usage-controlled image by using the input image and the usage control matrix;
• verify a matching of the face present in the input image with a second face present in the usage-controlled image;
• identify first facial data comprising at least one of:
• a facial feature, a facial expression, and a biometric data, from the input image and the usage-controlled image;
• recognize an identity of the person in the input image based on the first facial data;
• and
• provide a first feedback indicative of a failure to verify the identity of the person from the usage-controlled image.