Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) is a pioneering field of mass surveillance that sparks privacy concerns and is considered a growing threat in the modern world. FRT has been widely adopted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to improve public services and surveillance. Accordingly, the following study aims to understand the privacy and security concerns, trust, and acceptance of FRT in Saudi Arabia. Validated Privacy Concerns (IUIPC-8), Security Attitudes (SA-6), and Security Behavior (SeBIS) scales are used along with replicate studies from Pew Research Center trust questions and government trust questions. In addition, we examine potential differences between Saudis and Americans. To gain insights into these concerns, we conducted an online survey involving 53 Saudi Arabia citizens who are residing in the USA. We have collected data in the US instead of Saudi Arabia to avoid the regulatory challenges of the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). Responses from closed-ended questions revealed that Saudis score much lower than Americans when it comes to security attitudes, whereas they score lower when it comes to privacy concerns. We found no significant difference between Saudis' and Americans' acceptance of the use of FRT in different scenarios, but we found that Saudis trust advertisers more than Americans. Additionally, Saudis are more likely than Americans to agree that the government should strictly limit the use of FRT.

翻译：面部识别技术（FRT）是大规模监控领域的开创性技术，引发了隐私担忧，并在现代世界中被视为日益增长的威胁。FRT已在沙特阿拉伯王国广泛用于改善公共服务和监控。因此，本研究旨在了解沙特阿拉伯对FRT的隐私与安全担忧、信任度及接受度。研究采用了经过验证的隐私担忧（IUIPC-8）、安全态度（SA-6）和安全行为（SeBIS）量表，并复用了皮尤研究中心的信任问题及政府信任问题。此外，我们考察了沙特人与美国人之间的潜在差异。为深入了解这些担忧，我们开展了一项由53名居住在美国的沙特阿拉伯公民参与的在线调查。我们选择在美国而非沙特阿拉伯收集数据，以规避沙特数据与人工智能管理局（SDAIA）的监管挑战。封闭式问题的回答显示，沙特人在安全态度方面的得分远低于美国人，而在隐私担忧方面的得分也较低。我们未发现沙特人与美国人在不同场景下使用FRT的接受度存在显著差异，但发现沙特人比美国人更信任广告商。此外，沙特人比美国人更倾向于同意政府应严格限制FRT的使用。