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ICE is using facial-recognition technology to quickly arrest people

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Re: ICE is using facial-recognition technology to quickly arrest people

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When China did this, this was seen as a terrible violation of rights.... Now that we do this hundreds of times a day, it has become routine.

This is still not fully supported by law. It is becoming normalized indeed, especially by the current admin. Let's hope this is not going to become widely used or that it doesn't stay permanently, eg. it gets at least restricted to some type of crime by future administrations.

Re: ICE is using facial-recognition technology to quickly arrest people

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post #3

When China did this, this was seen as a terrible violation of rights.... Now that we do this hundreds of times a day, it has become routine.

This is still not fully supported by law. It is becoming normalized indeed, especially by the current admin. Let's hope this is not going to become widely used or that it doesn't stay permanently, eg. it gets at least restricted to some type of crime by future administrations.

It won’t be restricted until the people push against it to a point where it becomes too politically expensive to not restrict.

Re: ICE is using facial-recognition technology to quickly arrest people

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post #3

When China did this, this was seen as a terrible violation of rights.... Now that we do this hundreds of times a day, it has become routine.

This is still not fully supported by law. It is becoming normalized indeed, especially by the current admin. Let's hope this is not going to become widely used or that it doesn't stay permanently, eg. it gets at least restricted to some type of crime by future administrations.

Ah, what's good is law when the branch^W [after rereading about it, executive power is given to one] person tasked with executing laws is... lawless?

The notion that future administrations won't be offshots of the current regime (again, why do you think laws regarding democracy, like fair elections, will be upheld?) is also too hopeful.

Happy new year!

Re: ICE is using facial-recognition technology to quickly arrest people

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When China did this, this was seen as a terrible violation of rights.... Now that we do this hundreds of times a day, it has become routine.

But china is safe and clean and nice, so it might be worth it. Anyway we got no privacy anymore, cameras are everywhere and we all captured on someone hard disk, so might as well take advantage of the benefits that comes with this technology

Re: ICE is using facial-recognition technology to quickly arrest people

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post #3

When China did this, this was seen as a terrible violation of rights.... Now that we do this hundreds of times a day, it has become routine.

This is still not fully supported by law. It is becoming normalized indeed, especially by the current admin. Let's hope this is not going to become widely used or that it doesn't stay permanently, eg. it gets at least restricted to some type of crime by future administrations.

Not supported by law where? I’m unaware of any legal proscription of this practice in the USA, and the Journal article makes no such claims, either.

(IAAL but this is not my primary field of expertise, and this is not legal advice.)

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