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Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Police across Britain equipped with live facial recognition bodycams

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Police across Britain equipped with live facial recognition bodycams

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Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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'Live facial recognition is a dystopian mass surveillance technology which turns us all into walking ID cards,' one privacy group warned

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/3829409

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  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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    Dark business. Why are the Brits so happy to just sit back and let this happen.

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      The recent article about kids getting arrested for words and it’s positive reception should give you a hint.

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      They still have their monarchy

    • breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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      am british. its infuriating. a mass of the uninformed voting against the self interest for over a decade at this point.

      “Torys fucking the country? Better vote for them again!”

    • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      Most of the country are change hating small c conservatives who genuinely believe the state knows best and is totally trustworthy. They get their news from the Daily Mail or The Sun because Britain is the best country ever. Its the mindset that ensures we still have a class system, a monarchy and brexit.

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      Because we’re becoming increasingly like the US, where half of the country (or at least those who actually turn out to vote) are hellbent on voting for a party that doesn’t give a single shit about their needs, just as long as they drivel out some racist shit now and again.

      As @breadsmasher said, “Torys fucking the country? Better vote for them again!”

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      deleted by creator

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        Australia too. I’ll never understand it, and I live here.

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    Yo, Britonians: Shits on fire. Do something.

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    The good news: Police are wearing body cams that they can’t turn off.

    The bad news: It’s because the cameras are using constant facial recognition to tag everyone.

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    IMO this is pretty shortsighted and going to affect all the wrong people, skimasks and balaclavas are a thing!

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      And so is a IR flashlight!

    • worldsayshi@lemmy.world
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      Or dazzle makeup.

      • AtmaJnana@lemmy.world
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        Or just an N95 mask

        • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works
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          Socially acceptable, healthy, and private, win win win

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            Bring back balaclavas.

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      Easy enough fix for the government, just make them illegal.

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    Where can I buy one of these cameras?

    • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      Rishi Sunak, 10 Downing St London UK

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