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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 127 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We've got an issue here. It won't let me see the post. I believe you, but is there an archive version of this?

Edit: Here is the original article: https://www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-agents-are-scanning-peoples-faces-on-the-street-to-verify-citizenship/

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Even China's facial recognition is wrong like 20-30% of the time

This is going to have so many false positives...

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is going to have so many false positives…

That's the idea.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

It’s the smartphone version of “I smelled marijuana,” bet there’s a setting to double tap a button and flag an offending person regardless of documentation.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

And China doesn't have any black people, for whom facial rec is notoriously inaccurate.

Oh, yeah, false positives all over the place.

If you get ensnared by this little scheme, make the best of it. Keep track of everything that happens during your detainment, down to the slightest inconvenience, because you are going to blow that up when you get your case into a courtroom. Make these Sociopathic Oligarchs fund your (hopefully early) retirement.

[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The first line kinda ignores the minorities in China. It's mostly Han so the minorities suffer similar discrimination there due to lack of representation or excessive regional enforcement

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 23 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Who would win?

An app connected to a server

1 itty bitty DDOS attack

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 days ago

Error, couldn't reach server. Default judgment: guilty

[–] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Is it time for LOIC to make a comeback?

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[–] FE80@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This is analogous to drug sniffing dogs; the purpose isn't that the technique is valid, it's that is provides a plausible excuse for an action.

[–] amos@mander.xyz 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I really really really hope that when this is all said and done, every single one of these people face consequences. And we all know what consequences the people want.

[–] AsyncTheYeen@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Just like the Nazis!! Oh wait USA has pardon most of them, specially in Japan (They're still in power)

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[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 3 points 6 days ago

Boomerberg trails.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The wording of "alien" is pretty disturbing in and of itself. Not illegal or anything, not "foreign", but "alien". Might as well just say "unwanted".

[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There are a whole lot of aliens with citizenship. Both people that have naturalized and citizens born abroad to American parents.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yup, just the word itself has a very strong connotation to something negative or dangerous, so I doubt it's by accident that they chose this word.

[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not at all an accident. And indicative of how they want to deport (or worse) legal aliens. And further, we've seen them deport many natural born American citizens from minority groups they are targeting.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Hello, puny earthlings, it is I, the Alien. Surrender, or you shall suffer.

/j

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[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Life comes full circle Nazis did genocide to Jews so now Israeli are enabling Nazis, while carrying out genocide of their own.

[–] DeICEAmerica@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Won't it be super FUN when we use our own App to find them all and bring them to court to face their trials and sentences? I'm staying in super good shape just because...

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There's a reason why Google is banning sideloading... its not a coincidence

[–] janNatan@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

It's because Apple is getting away with it, and they want to use their own play store to force you ads.

[–] Batman@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

If we feed in enough images of trump from videos, bet one will say he's not a citizen.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There's gonna be SOOOO many lawsuits over this.

[–] BigBrownBeaver@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

nah, in next step all lawsuits will be expelled

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I can't believe nobody has noticed this in their rage boner, but this is double hearsay. Some dude said that he was told by other dude that this is going on.

I'm all for people fearing and even hating ICE, but this one smells funky.

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This is ice officials talking to journalists.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

I mean... to be fair, a lot of news stories are just heresay witness testimony.

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[–] Princessk8@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

The next step is to set this app up to declare anyone who is known to criticize Trump as an illegal alien.

America, WAKE THE HELL UP RIGHT NOW.

[–] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

On the bright side, you can definitevely change your gender at birth just before you get shot. So that's a thing.

[–] Princessk8@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I have no idea, but I get things right more often than AI, so... organic response?

It was meant to speak on the importance of identity affirmation for trans people, but with a dark lilt, given the shitty nature of current society.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

change your gender at birth just before you get shot.

At school? Or, do you mean in the coming Republicans' planned genocide?

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