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Your ID is your face, etc. If you're protesting in a place that you need to worry about being identified and targeted by the ruling authority, covering your fac
by loceng 5y ago
Your ID is your face, etc. If you're protesting in a place that you need to worry about being identified and targeted by the ruling authority, covering your face alone likely isn't enough anyhow.
- LinuxBender 5y agoImagine a future where humanoid looking drones march in protests as a protestors avatar.
- klyrs 5y agoI'm imagining it. Those drones are remote-controlled. That can be traced, so anonymity is foiled.
- spicybright 5y agoLol. You think there wouldn't be a way to proxy signals to keep it anonymous? They can't even reliably trace robo call spam on normal phone networks as is. But sure it's possible. But the public is almost always one step ahead of the tech developed by the police. If we're at the level of piloting robot humans remotely in huge crowds for protests, you can bet there's a few small really smart people defending everyone against tech attacks. It's why the police always lobby for regulations or bans instead of fighting tech against tech.
- klyrs 5y ago> It's why the police always lobby for regulations or bans instead of fighting tech against tech. Sure, let's go that route. One issue in suppression of human protests is that humans have rights. Robots do not. If your drone is blocking traffic, it can be impounded, and quite likely destroyed in the process. A few yards of netting and a garbage truck would make quick work of a few million dollars worth of protest-drones.
- LinuxBender 5y agoMaybe. Could be autonomous. "Sonny, go to this street and protest. Here is a thumb drive will all my political views, talking points, items to debate, things to chant, what to display on your LED picket sign" "Oh and pick up my dry cleaning after you are released from jail"