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Face recognition is being banned, but it’s still everywhere

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Re: Face recognition is being banned, but it’s still everywhere

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> strict legal framework for its implementation And that might turn this technology into something that only big company can afford, artificially created a pro-monopoly environment. The problem is complex.

When did we decide that this should have a low barrier to entry. Is there any reason to think increased competition between surveillance providers will lead to more ethical surveillance? This is not a market problem at all, I don't see why you'd use market-brain constructs like monopoly to engage with it. One provider or thousands, the problem is the social dynamics and the power structures, not a product-consumer re…

"When did we decide that this should have a low barrier to entry..."

That's not the argument I took away from that. Poster includes a summation, "it's complex" and is noting that simply adding regulation that only increases costs of compliance may just enable the formation of a tent seeking monopoly and does not necessarily result in a better outcome for citizens. The poster could advocate for a ban (or not advocate for anything) rather than deregulation as implied.

Re: Face recognition is being banned, but it’s still everywhere

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One doesn’t mind until it turns on one, typically. It’s all fine until the monopoly stops operating in good faith and it’s too late to stop it.

Well that's what the strict legal framework is for, right? To ensure ethical operation instead of relying on good faith?

You have presupposed that said monopoly will not have already bought the necessary legislation required to maintain its position through regulatory capture. The current system positively rewards monopolies in most sectors.

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Definitely. It is known that civilians never use vehicles.

“Anti-vehicle mines” are rally anti-tank mines, and as such: 1. They require tons of pressure to detonate; it’s adjusted for a tank, not ordinary car, and 2. They don’t end up in unexpected places - they are placed on the roads, and thus are easy to find and detonate.

Earthquakes and landslides still can happen. I wonder if some of those could be still activated eventually in the middle of a different emergency

Re: Face recognition is being banned, but it’s still everywhere

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Spain seems really competent right now compared to the UK, they even have a digital nomad visa for people outside the EU. With remote working being mainstream going forward I'm certainly going to consider somewhere with more sunshine and less harsh winters...

They have bad economics and were living under a dictatorship in living memory. Those countries can do the best for a while once they free themselves from dictatorship.

Bad economics is very debatable. Still a top 15 country by GDP, it virtually matches the economic output of Australia. Pensions are 20 times higher (!) from the country I'm originally from, that is still in the European Union. So yeah, if you are from US, it might look 'bad', but for about 6 Billion people it's a dream place. But also, they certainly don't work themselves to death. Live to live, not work.

Re: Face recognition is being banned, but it’s still everywhere

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The other easier option (although doesn't solve the sunshine problem..) is moving out of cities into rural areas. Very few cameras where we live in Cornwall.

If you do video calls through teams or similar when working remotely, internet speed would be a big issue, coupled with the abandon of a lot of rural areas in spain

Starlink is fixing that, available in Spain 2022
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