Halt the use of facial-recognition technology until it is regulated

Re:Halt the use of facial-recognition technology until it is... by danielrhodes on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @02:04AM (#20817230)

Not intending to tow the libertarian line here, but I find it concerning when regulation is proposed for a technology in a vacuum. We should see how facial recognition develops and how the powers that be utilize it first. Only then can we see if it is being used in a way which offends societal values, and only then should we create laws and regulations to curb such behavior which are specific in nature and not overly broad. Right now this is somewhat speculative.

I think much of the fear around facial recognition is that it could be (or is being) used for mass surveillance. The Supreme Court has already deemed mass surveillance unconstitutional under the 4th amendment [1]. Perhaps the solution to curb the misuse of facial recognition is to ban mass surveillance itself, and not ban the tool.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-supreme-court-ju...

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Re:Halt the use of facial-recognition technology until it is... by hos234 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @02:59AM (#20817525)

Facebook/Youtube/Twitter et al uses mass surveillance to place ads. Netflix uses it to decide what movies and shows to make. Google uses it to rank info. Insurance companies use it to decide prices. The more data we have the more everything is going to look like mass surveillance. Agree with your first para. Let it play out. Allow people/orgs to fuck up as they will and then regulate.

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Re:Halt the use of facial-recognition technology until it is... by infinitezest on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @07:16PM (#20825035)

Meanwhile, they're amassing enough capital and information to make sure the regulations look exactly the way they want.

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