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Re:JetBlue has started using facial recognition instead of b... by C1sc0cat on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @09:55AM (#19728577)
This sounds like a rant presumably you would like to have active and passive citizens ?
Re:JetBlue has started using facial recognition instead of b... by lm28469 on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @10:40AM (#19729061)
It sure is a rant, but it's my daily life.

> you would like to have active and passive citizens ?

No, just informed and non destructive tourism. The number of tourists coming to berlin, for example, doubled in 10 years, the infrastructure almost didn't change in the same time. 3.5 million inhabitants, 14[0] millions annual tourists. Every single month of the year: 40%+ of the population is made of tourists.

[0] edit: 13.5 million guests, 32.9 million overnight stays. https://about.visitberlin.de/en/materialien/toolkit/tourism-...

https://ourworldindata.org/tourism

Re:JetBlue has started using facial recognition instead of b... by neetdeth on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @12:36PM (#19730241)
Assuming every one of those overnight stays means two days spent in Berlin, and if they are spread out over the year, that's 175 thousand tourists at any given time, about 5% of the population. Of course they'll congregate in certain locations and certain times of year, but you're overstating the case.

Instead of shaking your fist at airplanes flying overhead, maybe try increasing the hotel tax and cracking down on AirBnBs.

Of course, you'll probably encounter opposition to this because some locals are making a great deal of profit.