Similar things are already happening in China, where malls and public transit stations are outfitted with cameras everywhere. Some cameras are even pointing at the escalators so its really hard to avoid being filmed. And in the background massive facial recognition engines run 24/7. With such power it's hard to imagine that it won't be abused.
There are many genies. Some of them can be put back. Some of them don't need to be released in the first place.
Some other countries have much more restrictive surveillance laws than the US. Some have even more surveillance. It's not like it's completely uncontrollable once the technology becomes possible.
The US is for the most part against restrictive laws with the whole freedom thing and all. But that's a two way street. Most people don't want the government telling them what to do or monitoring their activities. It seems like this is more an issue of government reform because they are overreaching in their duties. However, I see no merit in additional laws to the citizen on the freedom to record in public.
The topic was on the US government using technology like face recognition as part of a surveillance system across the general public.
The "whole freedom thing" doesn't preclude passing a law which prohibits that from happening, similar to Montana's new law limiting automatic license plate readers.
So I don't see how your response is related. I think you are referring to increasing use of facial recognition by someone who isn't the government, yes?
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[ 0.20 ms ] story [ 44.2 ms ] threadSome other countries have much more restrictive surveillance laws than the US. Some have even more surveillance. It's not like it's completely uncontrollable once the technology becomes possible.
The topic was on the US government using technology like face recognition as part of a surveillance system across the general public.
The "whole freedom thing" doesn't preclude passing a law which prohibits that from happening, similar to Montana's new law limiting automatic license plate readers.
So I don't see how your response is related. I think you are referring to increasing use of facial recognition by someone who isn't the government, yes?