I realise this is a much longer discussion than this comment allows. It’s a lot easier to protest and stop a system being built that will be used for X but als

I realise this is a much longer discussion than this comment allows. It’s a lot easier to protest and stop a system being built that will be used for X but also allow Y, than allowing the system for X to be built and used and stop the feature switch for Y being turned on. I would have dismissed the original comment at one point, but when you have situations like this playing out I think it is fair to give it more thought: “Police stop people for covering their faces from facial recognition camera then fine man £90 after he protested (2019)” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/facial-recognition-cameras-technology-london-trial-met-police-face-cover-man-fined-a8756936.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/facial-recogniti...