Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
I know where you’re coming from, but the problem with your statement assumes getting rid of facial rec would solve the problem. There already exists multiple ways for people to be tracked that doesn’t involve a camera. One of them being Bluetooth ID tracking (we all carry phones). And it’s fairly better and cheaper to implement. You need to have devices in various places (like you would with a camera), but you don’t even need to see a person’s face, nevermind a good angle of their face (which is a constant issue with facial rec). As long as the person is within signal distance of a node, you know where they are/been.
I’m not justifying the use of facial recognition here (there ARE proper uses like organizing a digital photo album or access control at a facility). All I’m trying to point out is that awful people will find ways to use tools for awful reasons.
The issue isn’t the tool, the issue is a deeper problem in society. No one should want to use a tool in this way.
I know where you’re coming from, but the problem with your statement assumes getting rid of facial rec would solve the problem. There already exists multiple ways for people to be tracked that doesn’t involve a camera. One of them being Bluetooth ID tracking (we all carry phones). And it’s fairly better and cheaper to implement. You need to have devices in various places (like you would with a camera), but you don’t even need to see a person’s face, nevermind a good angle of their face (which is a constant issue with facial rec). As long as the person is within signal distance of a node, you know where they are/been.
I’m not justifying the use of facial recognition here (there ARE proper uses like organizing a digital photo album or access control at a facility). All I’m trying to point out is that awful people will find ways to use tools for awful reasons.
The issue isn’t the tool, the issue is a deeper problem in society. No one should want to use a tool in this way.
Agree 100%