We scan our faces to go into Disneyland, we scan our faces to go into stadiums, we scan our faces to get IDs, we scan our faces to get into the airport terminal. There’s no point in fighting it anymore.
You’re right that cameras are everywhere now. And I think we are past the point as a society where people think that someone who takes your picture steals your soul or anything.
But facial recognition implies identification, for some purpose. Like entering a country as a non-citizen. Countries have a responsibility to make sure that people who visit are who they say they are, and are not using stolen credentials. Modern biometrics make this much easier (and faster). The last time I entered the UK from the US, I checked in at a kiosk. They scanned my passport, took my picture, made sure I had the proper paperwork, and sent me along without talking to a human.
But other countries that do this all acknowledge that the facial recognition may fail. That stand of 20 or so kiosks did have humans watching them, and if someone’s biometrics failed to identify them they would still get talked to by a human, just like in the past.
But that is not what ICE is doing. They are using the facial recognition in order to grab people more efficiently, and give them an excuse to ignore people’s valid identification. That’s why the fact that these recognition technologies have a higher failure rate for PoC is not a bug for them, it’s a feature. They ignore lawful documentation, and confiscate it. Then, when that person finally gets released, they keep the documentation, ensuring that at the next encounter they will not have any way to escape.
This is not supposed to happen in America. I had an uncle who fought in WWII, shit like this is what he was fighting, back when we were the good guys.
We scan our faces to go into Disneyland, we scan our faces to go into stadiums, we scan our faces to get IDs, we scan our faces to get into the airport terminal. There’s no point in fighting it anymore.
You’re right that cameras are everywhere now. And I think we are past the point as a society where people think that someone who takes your picture steals your soul or anything.
But facial recognition implies identification, for some purpose. Like entering a country as a non-citizen. Countries have a responsibility to make sure that people who visit are who they say they are, and are not using stolen credentials. Modern biometrics make this much easier (and faster). The last time I entered the UK from the US, I checked in at a kiosk. They scanned my passport, took my picture, made sure I had the proper paperwork, and sent me along without talking to a human.
But other countries that do this all acknowledge that the facial recognition may fail. That stand of 20 or so kiosks did have humans watching them, and if someone’s biometrics failed to identify them they would still get talked to by a human, just like in the past.
But that is not what ICE is doing. They are using the facial recognition in order to grab people more efficiently, and give them an excuse to ignore people’s valid identification. That’s why the fact that these recognition technologies have a higher failure rate for PoC is not a bug for them, it’s a feature. They ignore lawful documentation, and confiscate it. Then, when that person finally gets released, they keep the documentation, ensuring that at the next encounter they will not have any way to escape.
This is not supposed to happen in America. I had an uncle who fought in WWII, shit like this is what he was fighting, back when we were the good guys.
Don’t forget your kneepads bitch.
Nah, he deserves the knee pain.
I’m not okay with any of those things.
Who the fuck is we?
Yeah im still not okay with this
Because having a driver license is the same as letting a fascist regime round people up.
They already have our license data, good luck being a sovereign citizen.
You have money to go to do Disney and Stadium events. Why are you still in America? Run. Now. Like right now start filling out applications abroad.
Make a friend in LA and Stadiums don’t always cost 1k like at your Sabrina Carpenter shows I’m sure you hit up every chance you get.
I have done none of those things and won’t be doing them if that’s what’s required.
NOPE - have not done any of those things and will not.