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[–] kobra@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago
[–] sibloure@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

This is just a ploy to build a huge database of civilian facial scans for further monitoring. Yes, we already have driver's licenses and photo IDs but real-time scans will train systems to be more accurate to identify and get the population used to and comfortable with being tracked on a daily basis.

[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Even though congress wrote a letter, they won’t do anything with teeth. Not in time, if at all