Politics UK - man fined for hiding face from police camera

[TheKiwi]

Yes, it's supposed to be real time facial recognition.

I think the comparison with the passport scanner is apt. For passports they really really want to be sure you are you. For police scanning, 95% wrong appears to be an acceptable error rate (although I note that the Police fought like hell to keep those figures secret). It seems more like a magic wand for randomly stopping anyone you feel like.

 

[digrar]

Stabby Gaz is on the loose? Look out, he's a BAMF.

 

[TheKiwi]

British Aviation Manufacturers Factkeeper?

 

[Devil Child]

British Autistic Midget Fornicator?

edit: back on topic. I agree with @TheKiwi, the way they are implementing this invites abuse. Terry stop from a false positive.

 

[digrar]

British Autistic Midget Fornicator?

Any port in a storm. Even if that storm fits in a teacup.

 

[bfc1001]

Amazon heads off facial recognition rebellion

A group of investors had sought to stop the firm providing its Rekognition system to police.

www.bbc.com

Well it seems Amazon shareholders have held a vote on this particular technology and have given themselves the green light to continue . Not the most democratic of voting systems though is it . You have a million shares you get a million votes , you have one share you get one vote . Profit before liberty I say .

 

[bfc1001]

London police to deploy facial recognition cameras across the city

One nation under CCTV

www.theverge.com

Well it looks like facial recognition is going to be something of a permanent fixture from now on . No debate , they just go right ahead and do it . Very few of the UK s news outlets reporting on it including the " free and impartial" BBC . I'm sure I read somewhere that there's more cameras than citizens in the UK though that potential fact somehow makes me feel less safe .

 

[Jake84]

Police state here we go. Less boots on the ground and more cameras. It’s really sad it doesn’t prevent any crimes now innit?

 

[primer]

I think it illustrates the loss of ethics in society that it has come this. Its technogod over watch,