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Re:Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Critics See S... by mfringel on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @01:04PM (#17127465)
I suspect that total involuntary surveillance is not something the majority of the (United States) populace signed up for.

The legal Expectation of Privacy[0] continues to be important, even if there are people who think that it was a legal handwave that only existed due to lack of adequate technology.

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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation_of_privacy

Re:Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Critics See S... by npongratz on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @02:26PM (#17128218)
> I suspect that total involuntary surveillance is not something the majority of the (United States) populace signed up for.

I certainly agree, but just wait until They/Them/Those start telling us this is part of some sacrosanct "social contract," and those who don't like it can simply leave.

Edit: small changes for clarity.

Re:Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Critics See S... by PostOnce on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @08:44PM (#17130667)
> If you dont like it leave

people start leaving

> wait! dont leave! We're gonna jack up the renounce-your-citizenship fee by thousands of dollars!

actually happened already.

Re:Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Critics See S... by asimpletune on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @12:10AM (#17131432)
I didn’t know about this. Do you have any links?
Re:Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Critics See S... by geomark on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @01:19AM (#17131617)
Try https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renunciation_of_citizenship

TL;DR: You could renounce your US citizenship for free before 2010. Then it when up to $450. In 2014 the fee was raise to $2,350.

On top of the fee is the exit tax wherein you may be required to pay a tax on the entirety of any gains on your assets as if you had sold them all that day. And, further, if they think you are renouncing to avoid taxes they claim that you must continue to pay taxes for 10 years after you renounce.

Re:Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Critics See S... by ravenstine on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @06:53PM (#17130116)
The populace really doesn't sign up for the vast majority of policy.