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Think about the participants in a facial recognition system: - Targets (people) - Enablers (tech companies) - Stalkers (consumer companies) - Big Brother (g
by mLuby 8y ago
Think about the participants in a facial recognition system:
- Targets (people)
- Enablers (tech companies)
- Stalkers (consumer companies)
- Big Brother (governments)
Notably the only ones who cannot use the system are the Targets, because they don't have the necessary scale. Being part of a system you can't use is typically to your detriment.
- bsenftner 8y agoFR is not out of reach for ordinary people. The algorithm of choice by the NSA is available as a cost of about $1200 per seat, and it only needs an ordinary PC to operate. This is no longer rocket science...
- notjoemama 8y ago"$1200...ordinary people...needs an ordinary PC" I'm guessing you had the US or Europe in mind rather than other parts of the world like Argentina, Uganda, China and India. (ignoring the omission of scale)