Why Facial Recognition Technology Is So Dangerous

Government crackdowns, hyper-personalized ads, real-time location tracking of citizens. Mass surveillance is a growing threat in the modern world. In this episode, we'll take a look at why it's so dangerous.

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[mariamiles]

Russia is launching a facial recognition technology called 'Orwell ' . They aren't even trying to be subtle now

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
― Isaac Asimov

[Pseudynom]

"IBM has pledged to get out of the facial recognition business entirely."
Because they are so far behind that it's not worth it for them so they can use it for PR.

[nguyenitwindows]

This world is moving closer to 1984 everyday. Remember: "1984 was not supposed to be an instruction manual".

[Alpha-whvm]

So THAT'S why it's called Facebook

[Matthew_Murray]

It will soon reach a point that people will wear masks when they leave not because of Covid but to protect their own privacy

[hideyoshi]

We only need facial recognition to locate the missing Space Cow

[kayseek]

“But it’s to keep people safe”-a tyrant’s best excuse.

[Adraria]

Socialist AND Anti-Authoritarian! I'm beginning to like this guy

[rwxojcn]

"The United States is not a country, it's a business."

[lukeh]

Boy hearing some of company names really points how many business leaders there are out there who can consume media and fundamentally misunderstand what makes the bad guys bad.

[VarsVerum]

"I thought the punishment came after the crime." - Captain America

[justAmood]

What's crazy is that scenario he described in the beginning about snapping a photo of someone you find attractive and looking them up instantly is real. There's an app for that. I don't remember what its called, but I saw it on the news one day

[erikrigt]

Second Thought: "Odds are that you are that you are in someones data Base."

My people living somewhere in Siberia: "Dont underestimate my Power"

[mattcruse]

Only my grandma In a remote Village somewhere in Africa is safe from it.

[hautakleightontam]

The irony of calling a big data firm 'Palantir' is remarkable when the fictional magic artifact(s) of the same name encapsulates the inherent flaws in data collection/analysis tech. While it is not malicious nor inaccurate per se, it does not provide adequate context for the information it presents (e.g. whether an event happened in the past or future, or the intentions of key persons), causing misinterpretations reinforced by misguided trust in the system. Furthermore, it is not secure from eavesdropping, and can be manipulated by powerful figures by deceptively editing its output, controlling the user to serve their own agendas.
Thus, we are in the position of Saruman who foolishly forsook his wisdom for 'subtle arts and devices'; info without sense is practically nonsense. By mistakenly trading our wits for a mere glut of knowledge, we play right into the hands of enemies who're all too happy to do the thinking for us.

[YunoGasai]

solution: masks, like the ones we use for corona

[reubenperry]

Hollywood: Minority Report

Chinese GOV: Instruction Manual

[WTC]

I work at the World Trade Center (security guard), in order to clock in, I must use a facial scanner; and in order to reach secure areas, I must use a finger print scanner.