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The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

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Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#11

Ironically, it's impossible to read this ACLU page without enabling Javascript, which opens one up to more browser fingerprinting attacks, potential Javascript vulenrabilities, and tracking.

I am hard-pressed to think of a popular page which doesn't use JavaScript.

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#12
post #7

I wish we would stop emphasizing the social justice/accuracy concerns so heavily when talking about this. Starting that way will cause a huge segment of the population to switch off as soon as you start talking. Imagine it works perfectly, and a three-letter agency with practically zero oversight, transparency, or accountability is collecting an accurate history of every single thing you do--everywhere you go, who yo…

Most of this could be said about smartphones already and the masses don't care. Maybe their approach of focusing on the consequences for minorities could raise some concern (or not, who knows).

I don't think most people will care about privacy until it has a direct or near direct affect on them.

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#13

Ironically, it's impossible to read this ACLU page without enabling Javascript, which opens one up to more browser fingerprinting attacks, potential Javascript vulenrabilities, and tracking.

I am hard-pressed to think of a popular page which doesn't use JavaScript.

"doesn't use JavaScript" and "can't work without JavaScript" are two separate issues.

Google, the most popular page on the internet, doesn't force you to use Javascript.

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#14
post #7

I wish we would stop emphasizing the social justice/accuracy concerns so heavily when talking about this. Starting that way will cause a huge segment of the population to switch off as soon as you start talking. Imagine it works perfectly, and a three-letter agency with practically zero oversight, transparency, or accountability is collecting an accurate history of every single thing you do--everywhere you go, who yo…

Sadly, I know a lot of people who are ok with that. They're very much of the opinion, "Well, I'm doing nothing wrong, so I don't care. Especially if it helps catch bad guys". Not really sure how to fight that.

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#15
post #2

After listening to Joe Rogan's interview with Edward Snowden I bought and listened to his book "Permanent Record." At this point I have to assume that at least a dozen agencies in a handful of countries are watching me through my webcam as I type this message right now. Snowden suggested (or at least I inferred) that he didn't reveal all there is to know about the scope of government surveillance and it's only logica…

They aren't watching you. They're recording you. They're running algorithms to classify and index you. They're building massive data centers to house all of this semi organized and raw data.

And when they leak it all they won't be held accountable because terrorists, children, and stuff.

It's not a conspiracy theory. It's real and it's a black hat's wet dream.

Oh yeah, they can use it for political purposes too I suppose. To silence dissent and all that.

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#16

Ironically, it's impossible to read this ACLU page without enabling Javascript, which opens one up to more browser fingerprinting attacks, potential Javascript vulenrabilities, and tracking.

I am hard-pressed to think of a popular page which doesn't use JavaScript.

This site doesn't require javascript to be usable.

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#17
post #7

I wish we would stop emphasizing the social justice/accuracy concerns so heavily when talking about this. Starting that way will cause a huge segment of the population to switch off as soon as you start talking. Imagine it works perfectly, and a three-letter agency with practically zero oversight, transparency, or accountability is collecting an accurate history of every single thing you do--everywhere you go, who yo…

Sadly, I know a lot of people who are ok with that. They're very much of the opinion, "Well, I'm doing nothing wrong, so I don't care. Especially if it helps catch bad guys". Not really sure how to fight that.

Agreed, I have heard at least one person say that exact same thing.

Others just shrug, too ashamed to say it out loud.

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#18
post #7

I wish we would stop emphasizing the social justice/accuracy concerns so heavily when talking about this. Starting that way will cause a huge segment of the population to switch off as soon as you start talking. Imagine it works perfectly, and a three-letter agency with practically zero oversight, transparency, or accountability is collecting an accurate history of every single thing you do--everywhere you go, who yo…

Sadly, I know a lot of people who are ok with that. They're very much of the opinion, "Well, I'm doing nothing wrong, so I don't care. Especially if it helps catch bad guys". Not really sure how to fight that.

"Give me your phone please, unlocked."

Re: The FBI Is Tracking Our Faces in Secret, and We’re Suing

#19

Ironically, it's impossible to read this ACLU page without enabling Javascript, which opens one up to more browser fingerprinting attacks, potential Javascript vulenrabilities, and tracking.

I am hard-pressed to think of a popular page which doesn't use JavaScript.

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