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Massive Attack turns concert into facial recognition surveillance experiment

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Re: Massive Attack turns concert into facial recognition surveillance experiment

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Post by bongodongobob »

jkestner wrote: post #23
thw_9a83c wrote: post #11

> The band deployed live facial recognition technology that captured and analyzed attendees during their recent performance. I think more drama has been created around this than is necessary. Based on the video, the real-time projected visitor's faces were not analyzed. They were simply shown with a random description flag attached, such as "energetic," "compassionate," "inspiring," "fitness influencer," or "cloud wa…

The fact that people were uncomfortable with simply having their pictures taken and shown without their knowledge gives lie to the idea that "You're in a public place—of course you have no right to privacy." It's great to be given the chance to face your principles.

Well, in the US, in a "right to work state", an employer could say "We don't support the views of this band. We saw that you were there and are going to let you go."

Or

"Data shows you hang out in low income areas, we don't think that aligns with our companies goals."

So the "face your principals" is completely fucking arbitrary. That's the fear.

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Post by tptacek »

sk5t wrote: post #58
tptacek wrote: post #5

Neat and all, but I'd be even happier if they flirted with the experiment of actually touring a new album, rather than serving as trip-hop's answer to Roger Waters, touring forever on the same 12 songs.

I'll put my hoping energy into a new Portishead album instead.

She's a solo artist now, right?

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Post by Mountain_Skies »

tonymet wrote: post #64

Think about the most notorious authoritarian regimes. Third Reich, GDR , USSR, Mao's China. They had relatively weak surveillance capacity. Secret police had to personally spy on the target and manually install bugs/taps. Technology was primitive and error prone. Most casual conversations were less vulnerable to spying. Rural people were relatively safe. Private conversations could be easily held in secret (e.g. walk…

Yes, though on the flip side, that power is very fragile now, relying on complex, difficult to maintain technology, with high overhead costs (aggregate, not individual). They can also more easily be turned against their creators or those who believe they have firm control but don't.

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maplethorpe wrote: post #6

A few sentences in, I was thinking that the article felt AI-generated, so I scrolled to the bottom of the page. There's no author listed, but there is this disclaimer: "AI assists in refining our editorial process, ensuring that every article is engaging, clear and succinct." One thing I hope we'll see in the future on these types of articles is the ability to view the original prompt. If your goal is to be succinct,…

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Post by idkfasayer »

insickness wrote: post #52
jkestner wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that people were uncomfortable with simply having their pictures taken and shown without their knowledge gives lie to the idea that "You're in a public place—of course you have no right to privacy." It's great to be given the chance to face your principles.

Public photography is not a crime, nor should it be. However, that doesn't mean your likeness can be used for just any purpose.

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Post by sk5t »

tptacek wrote: post #72
sk5t wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll put my hoping energy into a new Portishead album instead.

She's a solo artist now, right?

New band albums are rumored and hinted-at, from time to time, by Geoff Barrow, though it seems hard to say if there will be another.

Bear in mind Beth made "Out of Season" apart from Portishead several years before the release of "Third." I wouldn't think her recent solo work indicates a split.

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