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Re:Facial recognition CEO: software is not ready for use by ... by hashkb on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @08:33AM (#17400012)
We can't restrict what they do with something once we sell it to them. Only Congress can. So, we can refuse to sell it to them or make it for them.
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Re:Facial recognition CEO: software is not ready for use by ... by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @09:22AM (#17400342)
Won't they just buy it from someone else?

For whatever values of they, it, and someone else suit the situation.

There is no coherent we to do the refusing.

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Re:Facial recognition CEO: software is not ready for use by ... by acct1771 on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @08:03AM (#17407464)
The rest of "we" can choose not to do business with the part of "we" that helps government subvert society.
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