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Re:Facial recognition CEO: software is not ready for use by ... by vinceguidry on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @10:32AM (#17400848)
There's nothing new about government targeting of dissidents. The worst case scenario there played out in the fifties with McCarthy. Society survived.
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Re:Facial recognition CEO: software is not ready for use by ... by jstanley on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @12:48PM (#17402156)
"Society survived" is a pretty low bar to set. Why not aim for "innocent people don't face negative consequences for harmless acts"?
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Re:Facial recognition CEO: software is not ready for use by ... by vinceguidry on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @12:59PM (#17402235)
The bar is getting ordinary people to be concerned about the possibility for America to turn into dystopia. While yours is a laudable goal, it's well within the ability of our existing political-economic system to ratchet closer to over time.
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