Re:Bruce Schneier: Banning Facial Recognition Isn’t Enough
by ghaff on Monday January 20, 2020 @12:29PM
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>I received an amber alert on my phone a few days ago.
I've turned them off. I'm not sure it's much a privacy issue--at least any more than having my phone on is. But the likelihood that I'm going to be able to provide any useful information is miniscule vs. the inconvenience of an alert.
But you're basically arguing for ubiquitous monitoring (e.g. license cameras in the case of Amber alerts) becaause, who knows, it might help someone somewhere.
I've turned them off. I'm not sure it's much a privacy issue--at least any more than having my phone on is. But the likelihood that I'm going to be able to provide any useful information is miniscule vs. the inconvenience of an alert.
But you're basically arguing for ubiquitous monitoring (e.g. license cameras in the case of Amber alerts) becaause, who knows, it might help someone somewhere.