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SeoulGalmegi on
With the technology existing, I think it’s very hard to put the genie in the bottle. I’m not too sure how I feel about it. I imagine the potential benefits will outweigh the negatives, so we’ll just have to accept it.
SixRoundsTilDeath on
I question its use when, for example, a burglar is going to be masked, in the dark, nicking a tv from a house. It’ll be great for recognising protesters though.
Hm, thinking about, I suppose lots of people who care will find ways to mask up, so I think wearing face coverings in public will need a media push to be seen as bad. Up the burkas though eh? That’s an easy win.
ii-_- on
I am fine with this if it means the police are more effective at finding wanted criminals
Mrmrmckay on
It’s kind of pointless too since people can and do cover their face or constantly look down at their phones
barcap on
> Live facial recognition involves the matching of faces caught on surveillance camera footage against a police watchlist in real time, in what campaigners liken to the continual finger printing of members of the public as they go about their daily lives.
These technology save lives and prevent crimes. They should be everywhere. Places like junctions of stairs at metros, large public spaces where people walk towards and have no escape and pictures taken, processed and annotated. There would be little opportunity to miss preventing crimes.
TakenIsUsernameThis on
It’s a database search based on matching visual patterns rather than text, so in some ways, it’s similar to ANPR.
DoctorDarkstorm on
I’m sure this will just be used in a responsible way and in no way be used by bad actors for nefarious purposes
cjc1983 on
On the balance of probability, considering the state of our society, I’m more likely to benefit from this as a victim of a crime than I am likely to be prosecuted by it as a criminal…
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With the technology existing, I think it’s very hard to put the genie in the bottle. I’m not too sure how I feel about it. I imagine the potential benefits will outweigh the negatives, so we’ll just have to accept it.
I question its use when, for example, a burglar is going to be masked, in the dark, nicking a tv from a house. It’ll be great for recognising protesters though.
Hm, thinking about, I suppose lots of people who care will find ways to mask up, so I think wearing face coverings in public will need a media push to be seen as bad. Up the burkas though eh? That’s an easy win.
I am fine with this if it means the police are more effective at finding wanted criminals
It’s kind of pointless too since people can and do cover their face or constantly look down at their phones
> Live facial recognition involves the matching of faces caught on surveillance camera footage against a police watchlist in real time, in what campaigners liken to the continual finger printing of members of the public as they go about their daily lives.
These technology save lives and prevent crimes. They should be everywhere. Places like junctions of stairs at metros, large public spaces where people walk towards and have no escape and pictures taken, processed and annotated. There would be little opportunity to miss preventing crimes.
It’s a database search based on matching visual patterns rather than text, so in some ways, it’s similar to ANPR.
I’m sure this will just be used in a responsible way and in no way be used by bad actors for nefarious purposes
On the balance of probability, considering the state of our society, I’m more likely to benefit from this as a victim of a crime than I am likely to be prosecuted by it as a criminal…