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> predicting which people might commit crimes, based on social media surveillance Well that's terrifying and more reason than ever to get off social media. Bu
by mabbo 6y ago
> predicting which people might commit crimes, based on social media surveillance
Well that's terrifying and more reason than ever to get off social media.
But even still- if some system can say "This person has a strong likelihood of committing a crime", maybe we should get right down to the personal level, and send someone who can help prevent the crime.
- freeone3000 6y agoWhat makes you think this system is in any way accurate for individuals? The system can say it, and it'll even retroactively be true - if the police start watching someone for a crime, they'll find one. It's arbitrary policing outsourced to a third-party tool under the cover of "algorithmic correctness".
- lawnchair_larry 6y agoI think you might be underestimating how dumb many criminals are on social media. They pose with their guns, show their gang tattoos, are friends with other gang members, post stacks of cash. Half of their pictures are them giving the middle finger in the hand not holding their gun. They post pictures of stolen items and even try to sell them. This isn’t minority report that we are talking about.
- JamisonM 6y agoHow would you propose they "prevent" the crime? How would you create a system whereby the political persuasions of everyone in chain of command would be inclined towards genuine prevention and not just gunning for an arrest? How would detecting a likely crime fit into the idea of probable cause for a search? Do you know that the algorithms detecting these "probable" criminal situations are not discriminatory? How would you know?