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The Chinese government already uses facial recognition, DNA, and biometrics to corral muslim minorities and monitor them around the clock. If a traffic camera p
by bogwog 8y ago
The Chinese government already uses facial recognition, DNA, and biometrics to corral muslim minorities and monitor them around the clock. If a traffic camera picks up someone outside their village, authorities are immediately notified so that they can be followed or arrested.
Source:
https://theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/18/china-testing-facial-recognition-surveillance-system-in-xinjiang-report https://theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/18/china-testing-faci...
I know most people in tech don't care too much about privacy nowadays, but if anyone wants to see some real world examples of how disastrous that mindset could be, they can just take a look at modern day China.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if some anti-privacy bill got passed one of these days under the promise that it would allow the government to spy on all those evil minorities ruining the country to deport them faster, and turning the US into a surveillance state. That shit is scary.