Scully: Why would the aliens ONLY abduct people who installed the FBI app on their phones?
Mulder: They must have a mole inside the Bureau!
Skinner: If you go down this road I can't protect you.
Smoking man: smokes
FBI Child ID App
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#122There's a television ad that stands out in my memory from when I was a kid (80s). The camera pans across patrons at a diner and the voiceover is about how a kidnapped child was recovered as the camera stops on a young girl (~8yo). The child is described, but the child the camera landed on has different features (hair dyed, cut, whatever). The explanation for how she was identified is that her fingerprints were on fil…
Fingerprints aren't even particularly useful here. Our irises are considerably more information-dense, accessible and stable over time as evidenced by the famous identification of Sharbat Gula: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jgd1000/afghan.html A close-up photo should be enough to reliably identify a person years after they went missing.
Did not know that! How easily can irises be identified in person, though? Has a handheld scanner been developed yet?
Fingerprints can also be left on objects, which can be helpful for tracking someone.
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#123> The FBI is not collecting or storing any photos or information that you enter in the app. All data resides solely on your mobile device unless you need to send it to authorities. If true, this sounds thoughtfully designed.
Maybe they should open source it for third parties to verify it then.
That's a good point, shouldn't the FBI's apps be open source?
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#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fingerprints aren't even particularly useful here. Our irises are considerably more information-dense, accessible and stable over time as evidenced by the famous identification of Sharbat Gula: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jgd1000/afghan.html A close-up photo should be enough to reliably identify a person years after they went missing.
> Our irises are considerably more information-dense Someone should give you free cryptocurrency for a scan of your iris.
It’s already been done: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/10/21/sam-altmans-worldcoin-wa...
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#126Clearly the optimal solution is RFID subdermal microchipping for all children, isn't it? Technology exists for boosted RFID (basically a tiny battery and solar PV linked to the RFID tag) which should work under the skin fairly well. Then install scanners at all public venues and schools, and link to the NSA database out in Utah, so that everyone can be safely location-tracked at all times. Removing the chip would of course be a felony.
Why stop there? Facial recognition, retina scan, DNA marker databases... a personalized AI minder for each troublesome human being (oh, that's your Alphabet/Meta tracker & recommendation algorithm, isn't it)?
This of course is all for the safety of the children and the FBI would never dream of using it to spy on citizens for political reasons, or implement a Chinese style social-credit system, or to ensure you're watching your daily dose of Orwellian positivity content.
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#127> The FBI is not collecting or storing any photos or information that you enter in the app.
So what's the advantage of using this vs. the photos you probably already have of your child, and a notes app for recording height and weight?
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#128There's a television ad that stands out in my memory from when I was a kid (80s). The camera pans across patrons at a diner and the voiceover is about how a kidnapped child was recovered as the camera stops on a young girl (~8yo). The child is described, but the child the camera landed on has different features (hair dyed, cut, whatever). The explanation for how she was identified is that her fingerprints were on fil…
I remember that as well. Just assumed that the unstated reason was to assist in identifying deceased kids.
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#129What's the point in this app? Surely most mothers/fathers have pictures of their kids on their phone these days anyway
After the July 4 mass shooting a 2 year old was found wondering the scene unattended. He was safely returned to relatives. Sure I have pictures of my kids but am I alive to display them? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62047223
> Sure I have pictures of my kids but am I alive to display them?
So how does this app help?
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#130Low grade corruption ...and here's why: The FBI is understaffed, misdirected & underfunded for its real mission, which I would argue must be fighting public corruption, organized crime and counter-espionage. Any objective analysis would conclude the Bureau has been politicized and its resources have been directed at operations, investigations and training that does not fulfill its core mission. The bad PR and mistrus…
>new uniform design
From unflattering dress blues to incredibly uncomfortably and noisy (yes, noisy as in creates loud sounds) workout clothes, Air Force uniform design is terrible in my experience and subjectively seems to be the worst of all the services (I was always envious of Navy PT gear, looked a lot better than ours).