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Privacy advocates resign over facial recognition plans
- To: [email protected], grarpamp <[email protected]>
- Subject: Privacy advocates resign over facial recognition plans
- From: [email protected] (Seth)
- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:19:18 -0700
- In-reply-to: <CAD2Ti28gy80q=PQn=UM=W9sP_14U5JggEZpmF-rL+7Kj4G4k2Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:28:14 -0700, grarpamp <[email protected]> wrote:
> https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/16/privacy-advocates-resign-protest-u-s-facial-recognition-code-conduct-2/
>
> Technology industry lobbyists have so thoroughly hijacked the Commerce
> Department process for developing a voluntary code of conduct for the
> use of facial recognition technology that nine privacy advocates
> involved withdrew in protest on Monday.
>
> â??At a base minimum, people should be able to walk down a public street
> without fear that companies theyâ??ve never heard of are tracking their
> every movement ... Unfortunately, we have been unable to obtain
> agreement even with that basic, specific premise.
>
> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/06/17/1931216/privacy-advocates-leave-in-protest-over-us-facial-recognition-code-of-conduct
> http://cvdazzle.com/
>
> Ever notice the shiny new door, camera and register systems at Walmart?
> Wonder if retail is Stingray'ing patrons IMEI's into such databases?
> See the boxes popping up on roadsides, cameras and antenna arrays
> on poles and buildings at every intersection? All the pointless info and
> blood you have to give? In order to simply move and live and talk?
> For what, exactly, in return?
> Disgusting.
> Cypherpunks... when / where will it all end?
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