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cm0002@libretechni.ca to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 23 days ago

Edmonton policy body cameras now automatically detect faces and compare to a watchlist

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Edmonton policy body cameras now automatically detect faces and compare to a watchlist

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cm0002@libretechni.ca to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 23 days ago
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Edmonton Police Turned Body Cameras Into Facial Recognition Surveillance Tools
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The same technology sold to hold police accountable now scans 7,000 faces a day without asking anyone's permission.
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  • Lytia @lemmy.today
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    23 days ago

    Maybe now they’ll actually leave the body cams on…

  • trailee@sh.itjust.works
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    23 days ago

    This has been on my dystopian bingo card for a while now.

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    and it begin, there is already companies that are likely benefiting from this like palantir.

  • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    75 Million people on the watchlist

    Are they gonna shoot them all?

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    Removed by mod

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