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I work on digital signage, our product isn't using facial expression recognition yet, but it has been asked and will eventually be a part of the system. What's

I work on digital signage, our product isn't using facial expression recognition yet, but it has been asked and will eventually be a part of the system. What's the difference between this and an anonymised dataset? No PII is tracked, it's just looking at you and calculating what emotion you're likely feeling to show more targeted advertising. I mean, I'm personally against it but we've got to prove a higher and higher ROI to justify the cost of digital signage, this leads to just that.

bigbugbag 9y ago
If you were actually against it you would not take part of making this happen. Inadvertently spill the name of the company making this and those wanting to use it to the public so they can receive their well deserved backlash.
- csmattryder 9y ago
  You going to offer me another job that has comparative pay and work-time flexibility? I'll take if one's going, but right now this is my gig. If you want to start a war, have a quick Google for the big players, they'll have this tech in and will be proudly advertising it on their site. The thing is: People don't care. Not your HN reader (evidently), but your Joe Bloggs. Hell, Snowdon told them the Five Eyes are reading their email and they barely gave a damn.
  - foepys 9y ago
    > You going to offer me another job that has comparative pay and work-time flexibility? I'll take if one's going, but right now this is my gig. That's exactly what bigbugbag meant. You don't really care and are in for the job. That's okay but just be honest here. I could sell useless products to old people and make some money on the side. But I don't because I'm against that.
    - lawik 9y ago
      You can care and be opposed to something and still not stake your job to stop it. I'm against a whole lot of things that I do not spend all my time fighting because I have things to do, or it would be inconvenient as hell. And some I sacrifice things for. A person can't die on every single hill they happen to fancy :)
anentropic 9y ago
it should just be regulated, i.e. banned, to save you the hassle of implementing it

bigbugbag 9y ago

If you were actually against it you would not take part of making this happen. Inadvertently spill the name of the company making this and those wanting to use it to the public so they can receive their well deserved backlash.

csmattryder 9y ago
You going to offer me another job that has comparative pay and work-time flexibility? I'll take if one's going, but right now this is my gig. If you want to start a war, have a quick Google for the big players, they'll have this tech in and will be proudly advertising it on their site. The thing is: People don't care. Not your HN reader (evidently), but your Joe Bloggs. Hell, Snowdon told them the Five Eyes are reading their email and they barely gave a damn.
- foepys 9y ago
  > You going to offer me another job that has comparative pay and work-time flexibility? I'll take if one's going, but right now this is my gig. That's exactly what bigbugbag meant. You don't really care and are in for the job. That's okay but just be honest here. I could sell useless products to old people and make some money on the side. But I don't because I'm against that.
  - lawik 9y ago
    You can care and be opposed to something and still not stake your job to stop it. I'm against a whole lot of things that I do not spend all my time fighting because I have things to do, or it would be inconvenient as hell. And some I sacrifice things for. A person can't die on every single hill they happen to fancy :)

anentropic 9y ago

it should just be regulated, i.e. banned, to save you the hassle of implementing it