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ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

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Re: ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

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While it's theoretically possible that this technology could work effectively, given the people involved, this project is probably a complete bamboozle that will divert funds away from enforcing the deportation of immigrants. In that light, it's probably a good thing.

> it's probably a good thing.

Nah, much like the app it’s all about plausible deniability. It’ll be crap… but they’ll just make it give positive matches to as many people as possible so they can be dragged off.

Re: ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't that a key plot point of Robocop? But seriously, it's a great idea. I mean, just look how well healthcare as a corporate benefit has worked out!

Wait, Robocop wasn't meant to be a techno-utopia?

I'd buy that for a dollar!

Re: ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

#46
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rampant civil rights violations and murder, for starters.

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Police are responsible for violations of the law, not immigration. This also requires due process.

And frankly, the per capita rates for crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants is much lower than for citizens. If these violations and murders are what we really care about, we should have an armed enforcement groups that only focuses on citizens.

But if that sounds absurd to you, then you’re starting to get it.

Re: ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

#47

Orwell never even envisioned this form of state surveillance!

Philip K Dick did at least, in A Scanner Darkly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Scanner_Darkly

> When performing his work as an undercover agent, Arctor goes by the name "Fred" and wears a "scramble suit" that conceals his identity from other officers. Then he is able to sit in a police facility and observe his housemates through "holo-scanners", audio-visual surveillance devices that are placed throughout the house.

When will we need to start wearing "scramble suits"

Re: ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

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post #19

Abolish ICE and DHS. Everyone who works as an ICE ERO agent should be prosecuted and/or barred from any and all future public service.

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You must not be from around here. They are an untrained, reckless agency that violates the law left and right, entering homes without judicial warrants, ignoring the Constitution, and detaining or harming U.S. citizens. Their tactics are completely cruel. It blows my mind that I still find people who think they only detain 'illegal aliens.' They are trained to detain even those who are here legally and processing their papers the correct way, often waiting for them right outside the courts.

Re: ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

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post #34

How is anyone reading this article? I hit a paywall and didn't see how to read the whole thing.

You could pay. 404 does stirling work.

I was surprised at the volume of comments given that it's paywalled. It made me wonder if others had actually read the article or were just commenting on the headline.
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