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am i the only one who find their examples really bad? couldn't they find actual, real examples? anyway, this is 50/50 for me. i can see the issues, but i can
by kmlx 6y ago
am i the only one who find their examples really bad? couldn't they find actual, real examples?
anyway, this is 50/50 for me.
i can see the issues, but i can also see the positive effects.
regardless, this tech has been in use for a while now and crimes still happen, terrorism still happens etc. nothing has really changed.
but i think the big potential changes might come from being a bit more pro-active and identifying individuals with issues and providing the necessary help. for example at risk youth or anti-social behaviour. if you could pre-empt that or quickly identify the people involved then this should be a great way to make society a better place.
- wackro 6y agoHow exactly does tracking and profiling individuals en-masse help society?
- kmlx 6y agothere are many examples but i’ll provide just a couple of scenarios: automatic fines when anti-social behaviour occurs via face recognition. here’s another one: identifying individuals with potential diseases via cctv and providing pre-emptive care. and the last one: identifying at risk youths via cctv and providing support. in real time. the tech is not the problem. it’s how we use it. right now we use it for ads and the occasional terrorist. but the potential for good is huge.
- A12-B 6y agoHow would cctv know what someone 'at risk' looks like? Facial recognition isn't magic you know. And why would we need some dystopian style technology to monitor your every move to know you're sick, when you can just tell people? Those aren't very good examples.
- literallycancer 6y agoI would much prefer the police to address the actual causes of crime, rather than watch me get stabbed on their cameras.
- bondarchuk 6y agoThe potential for some well-meaning EU bureaucrat implementing "automatic fines when anti-social behaviour occurs via face recognition" or "identifying at risk youths via cctv and providing support" is exactly why this must be stopped.
- pessimizer 6y ago> the potential for good is huge. There'd have to be better hypothetical examples than the ones mentioned to justify this assessment. Judging by these three, the potential for good is marginal to nonexistent, and this is with no technological feasibility or cost assessment. The huge potential for evil is obvious. Just because I'm criticizing examples, I'll come up with one: tracking suspected homosexuals and all of their contacts, in order to find more. You might say that's unfair and a thing of the past, but I'd answer Hungary and Poland.
- vangelis 6y agoIdentifying and flagging Trump supporters! After the 1/6 I see the need for a robust security state.
- fogihujy 6y agoEdited: I mis-read the above and got carried away. Please ignore. :)
- kmlx 6y agoi think you are replying to some other comment. where did i mention the police?
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