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Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

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Re: Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

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Post by benterix »

Vespasian wrote: post #184
Nursie wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_(blockchain) A Sam Altman project which seemingly popped up out of nowhere, and offered people free money in exchange for biometric registration on the network, in a lot of countries all over the world. It seemed to be an attempt to set up some sort of global electronic ID system and currency all in one. That silver sphere is an iris scanner, IIRC. Got shut down pretty hard in a bu…

Ah got it. I've heard about that but apparently were behind how Iris scanners look these days.

> but apparently were behind how Iris scanners look these days

Not necessarily - they look whatever you want them to look. In this case sama wanted to create a feeling of futurism - the story being he is leading a global AGI revolution and you can be a part of it by staring in a metal ball.

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Post by lurk2 »

hoppp wrote: post #115
joomla199 wrote: post #84

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Given that we don’t know why electromagnetism exists, this is basically true for many technologies.

We don't know why the world itself exists so everything is magic

This but unironically.

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Post by LadyCailin »

whoooboyy wrote: post #121
thrance wrote: post #100

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Did you read my post, where I clearly said the GOP is worse? Better is not the same as good. The Dems are better. They are still bad. Stop pretending "not the worst" is an acceptable bar.

Step 1 is to get people to stop readily voting for the worst option. Step 2 is to get people to vote for the right option. When you confuse the order of these two steps, you short yourself and others in the foot.

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Post by tjpnz »

qingcharles wrote: post #68
yosame wrote: post #42

Hilariously, this is the second Sam that wants to collect everyones iris's for nefarious purposes

This WorldCoin image will forever live rent free in my head: https://www.crikey.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08...

Looks suspiciously like the robot that pumped Princess Leia full of drugs.

Re: Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

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Post by tim333 »

CaptainZapp wrote: post #172
Nursie wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_(blockchain) A Sam Altman project which seemingly popped up out of nowhere, and offered people free money in exchange for biometric registration on the network, in a lot of countries all over the world. It seemed to be an attempt to set up some sort of global electronic ID system and currency all in one. That silver sphere is an iris scanner, IIRC. Got shut down pretty hard in a bu…

>A Sam Altman project which seemingly popped up out of nowhere, and offered people free money Was it free money? I recall that it was some shitcoin token paid out, which may or may not be worth something. I could be wrong, of course.

It was crypto coins that you could trade for money. I did it and have got about $300 worth.

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Post by tim333 »

Vespasian wrote: post #159
qingcharles wrote: post #68

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This WorldCoin image will forever live rent free in my head: https://www.crikey.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08...

What exactly am I looking at?

A worldcoin gizmo which is basically a digital camera and I think has some face scanner stuff like an iphone. Once they've scanned and checked you are someone who hasn't been done already they give you basically a crypto wallet with some 'worldcoin' shitcoin in. And there's an app.

You only get a scan at the start, after that it's basically a usual crypto wallet + private key. They don't ask for your name or id or anything at the start. Although they are now offering me like $25 if I'll scan my passport and do kyc stuff. I think they are trying to make it into a payment/investment network.

Re: Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

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Post by Havoc »

DNA seems especially egregious. That’s useful for things other than identification and has commercial value and thus incentive to abuse.

Idk I’m just planning to stay clear of the US till we see if they recover from their bout of authoritarianism

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Post by potato3732842 »

rwmj wrote: post #189
duped wrote: post #105

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Why should they be publicly available and easily obtainable?

Visit a bus stop, pick up a stubbed out cigarette, leave it at the scene of your next crime.

You're gonna want somewhere where people are much more likely to have a record and be in the system than a bus stop.

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Post by jansper39 »

Animats wrote: post #151

Don't most people in the US get fingerprinted at some point? Let's see. I've been fingerprinted, all 10 fingers, for, at least, 1) the US Army, 2) security clearance for a DoD job, multiple times, 3) a permit to ride a horse on SF Water Department property, and 4) Customs and Border Protection Global Entry, which also took an iris scan. California DMV takes a thumbprint, but not all 10 fingers. They've been recording…

I live in the apparent dystopia that is the UK and I've never had my fingerprint or DNA taken. Seems a bit of an overreach.
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