'Live facial recognition is a dystopian mass surveillance technology which turns us all into walking ID cards,' one privacy group warned
    • Th4tGuyII@kbin.social
      201·
      1 year ago

      Because we’re becoming increasingly like the US, where half of the country (or at least those who actually turn out to vote) are hellbent on voting for a party that doesn’t give a single shit about their needs, just as long as they drivel out some racist shit now and again.

      As @breadsmasher said, “Torys fucking the country? Better vote for them again!”

        • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          Thing is: I really, really, really do want voting reform but… I don’t think I can bring myself to support Nigel Fárage.

    • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      Most of the country are change hating small c conservatives who genuinely believe the state knows best and is totally trustworthy. They get their news from the Daily Mail or The Sun because Britain is the best country ever. Its the mindset that ensures we still have a class system, a monarchy and brexit.

  • Bonehead@kbin.social
    53·
    1 year ago

    The good news: Police are wearing body cams that they can’t turn off.

    The bad news: It’s because the cameras are using constant facial recognition to tag everyone.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
      105·
      1 year ago

      How are they tagging everyone though? Where’s this database they’re comparing against?

      If this is like any other government project it won’t work, it will cost 10 million pounds, and is developed by a company that previously specialized in the manufacture of plastic cutlery.

      • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        10 million pounds

        Hahahaha. Gonna need a few more zeros there, bud.

        specialized in the manufacture of plastic cutlery

        But no actual experience in the manufacture of plastic cutlery.

      • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        The Met are already using it - just not (yet) on bodycams.

        The company behind it, who supply the data are called Facewatch. I’m not going to link to their site but they’re the ones supplying the tech and db. They did it by scraping social media sites as well as government documents and the plan is to add the UK Passport db data soon.

  • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
    171·
    1 year ago

    Context from the article.

    Each of the forces using the K-series cameras told i and Liberty Investigates that they do not, and never have, used the LFR function

    Yes, it’s cklearly something that we need to keep an eye on.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
      171·
      1 year ago

      Sure they haven’t. 🤦‍♂️

      I commend your optimism/open mind, I’ve just seen the abuse by anyone in a position of authority too many times.

      And I mean any authority, middle management at companies, etc. Many people struggle to resist using whatever power they have (myself included).

      • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
        41·
        1 year ago

        I think enabling the functionality would require too much back-office and vendor integration to make it a feasible lie. Too many people would know about it - and the risks from lying and saying ‘not enabled’ are too great.

        If they had been enabled - and found out - the recommended lie would be “we are currently undertaking a small-scale trial of the technology to assess it’s effectveness. We will be report on the results early next year as part of a wider public consultation into it’s wider deployment”. (Why yes, I have worked in public sector comms).

        • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
          2·
          1 year ago

          Or it means they’re not using that specific function, but are still gathering data and training the AI or something.

  • qwadrant@lemmy.tedomum.netEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    How terrible China is in mass surveillance. After all, this is a dictatorship in China and Russia and surveillance of everyone.