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"How long until central databases are collecting datapoints on our whereabouts at all times, not only from mobile devices, but just the image of our faces?" th
by justizin 12y ago
"How long until central databases are collecting datapoints on our whereabouts at all times, not only from mobile devices, but just the image of our faces?"
this is a fine question - the DHS has proposed a project with the City of Oakland to prototype just such a thing, described as a combination of NSA surveillance and stop & frisk, which they call the Domain Awareness Center. Originally targeted at the port post 9/11, it has grown to be a prototype of a citywide surveillance system that ties local and national authorities together closer than ever before.
It's not in place yet, and stopping it in Oakland, where all politics are driven by law enforcement / public safety policy, despite decades of data that show pouring money into the police department has not reduced crime, may be a good way to at least delay this across the country.
- anigbrowl 12y agoYou're a few months out of date. Plans for this have been scaled back to the portage areas: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2014/03/05/oakland-city-council-rolls-back-the-dac http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2014/03/05/... While I share your dislike of the program, it's important to look at the overall scope rather just the government one. After all, you could build a pretty good automatic photo identification system on top of Facebook.
- mateuszf 12y agoYeah, but Facebook photos are shared explicitly by users with their agreement to Facebook use terms.
- pessimizer 12y ago>After all, you could build a pretty good automatic photo identification system on top of Facebook. There's very little utility in identifying people in pictures that were uploaded intentionally by people who knew who the people in the pictures were before they uploaded them.
- anigbrowl 12y agoIt's easy to connect with vast numbers of people that you don't actually know, and then you can upload your own photos to see who is in them.