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Re:EU considers temporary ban on facial recognition in publi... by notkaiho on Friday January 17, 2020 @04:07AM (#22073095)
As an EU citizen in the UK having to often go around that private development north of King's Cross that used facial recognition tech[0] I also would welcome this so that it wouldn't become normalised. Oh well.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/04/facial-re...

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Re:EU considers temporary ban on facial recognition in publi... by ilikerashers on Friday January 17, 2020 @04:38AM (#22073260)
I have to walk through Cardinal Place in Victoria (a shopping area) to get to work and they have "greeters" with cameras strapped to their chest. Feels a bit inhuman for those poor workers and uncomfortable for people walking by.
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Re:EU considers temporary ban on facial recognition in publi... by TheFattestNinja on Friday January 17, 2020 @04:14AM (#22073132)
I thought it was already normalized across London, at least for the MET ? Agreed, private case is different.

https://www.met.police.uk/live-facial-recognition-trial/

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Re:EU considers temporary ban on facial recognition in publi... by notkaiho on Friday January 17, 2020 @06:51AM (#22073873)
Yeah, sorry to not be specific. I meant the private use without the (assumed, possibly only theoretical) public body oversight.

That Victoria greeter situation sounds terrifying

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