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I don't like this tech in the hands of the state but I'm more worried about criminal use of this. I think we're going to see a massive increase in extortion as

by xupybd 7y ago

I don't like this tech in the hands of the state but I'm more worried about criminal use of this. I think we're going to see a massive increase in extortion as people are able to collect large amounts of data on people based on facial recognition. Sure now it's expensive and slow. But it's going to get cheaper and quicker. I'd recommend trying to avoid anything that can link your face to your identity being public and online. Sextortion is a big thing at the moment. Who knows what will be next when facial recognition becomes available to the same scammers.

SN76477 7y ago
I believe that a heavily survived society is doomed to insanity. The constant pressure to look good, feel good, make sure information doesnt get out will become a massive mental crisis. We can already see the edges of this with Facebook envy and other similar mental health issues on the rise.
- jcims 7y ago
  >survived typo?
  - no_one839083 7y ago
    Probably “surveilled”
    - SN76477 7y ago
      Yea, thanks... too late to fix it.
- netsharc 7y ago
  Or people stop giving crap and realize everyone's got dirt on everyone anyway, and stop giving too much thought. The Chinese political system is like this, everyone's corrupt but it's ok because everyone's doing it. Until one day when the bigger guy doesn't like you and starts pursuing corruption charges against you. Then it's a matter of who has more connections (with the chief of police, or the judiciary). Which seems like jungle law but with lawyers...
infectoid 7y ago
An interesting business model could arise. Lease camera space on buildings. Capture and process everything you see from your global network of cameras. Sell reports to anyone with money. e.g. $1000 for any records of this face in the area in the last week. Clearly this ends up in a situation where everyone can monitior everyone.
- Enginerrrd 7y ago
  You know, that might actually be a good way to get the public to care enough to enact bans on unrestricted use of the tech.
JohnFen 7y ago
> I don't like this tech in the hands of the state but I'm more worried about criminal use of this. I'm equally worried about those two, as well as tech like this in the hands of big businesses.

by xupybd 7y ago

SN76477 7y ago

I believe that a heavily survived society is doomed to insanity. The constant pressure to look good, feel good, make sure information doesnt get out will become a massive mental crisis. We can already see the edges of this with Facebook envy and other similar mental health issues on the rise.

jcims 7y ago
>survived typo?
- no_one839083 7y ago
  Probably “surveilled”
  - SN76477 7y ago
    Yea, thanks... too late to fix it.
netsharc 7y ago
Or people stop giving crap and realize everyone's got dirt on everyone anyway, and stop giving too much thought. The Chinese political system is like this, everyone's corrupt but it's ok because everyone's doing it. Until one day when the bigger guy doesn't like you and starts pursuing corruption charges against you. Then it's a matter of who has more connections (with the chief of police, or the judiciary). Which seems like jungle law but with lawyers...

infectoid 7y ago

An interesting business model could arise. Lease camera space on buildings. Capture and process everything you see from your global network of cameras. Sell reports to anyone with money. e.g. $1000 for any records of this face in the area in the last week. Clearly this ends up in a situation where everyone can monitior everyone.

Enginerrrd 7y ago
You know, that might actually be a good way to get the public to care enough to enact bans on unrestricted use of the tech.

JohnFen 7y ago

> I don't like this tech in the hands of the state but I'm more worried about criminal use of this. I'm equally worried about those two, as well as tech like this in the hands of big businesses.