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Re:Amazon Rekognition updates face detection, analysis and r... by raverbashing on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @11:30PM (#18507865)
Identifying victims of kidnapping/human trafficking or persons of interest in large crowds/checkpoints.
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Re:Amazon Rekognition updates face detection, analysis and r... by visarga on Thursday November 22, 2018 @01:14AM (#18508218)
I remember that in China they deployed such technology in a region to track social activists and dissidents, or to monitor entire ethnic groups.

Yep, found a link pretty fast: https://www.theepochtimes.com/dissident-in-china-facial-reco...

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Re:Amazon Rekognition updates face detection, analysis and r... by raverbashing on Thursday November 22, 2018 @03:49AM (#18508744)
Technology is not inherently good or bad, it all depends on how it is used.
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