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Re:London to deploy live facial recognition to find wanted f... by HarryHirsch on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @10:53AM (#22181840)
The near ubiquitous camera coverage in city centers has done nothing at all to decrease the amount of late-night assaults and robberies. More foot patrols when the lager palaces turn out would help, but we can't have that, it would make sense.
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Re:London to deploy live facial recognition to find wanted f... by ptah on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @11:01AM (#22181940)
also it means giving money to humans to do the policing which is a Bad Thing(tm) according to Tories
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Re:London to deploy live facial recognition to find wanted f... by microdrum on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @11:08AM (#22182023)
That is because the cameras haven't been connected to facerec AIs until now. Now they will be.
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Re:London to deploy live facial recognition to find wanted f... by AllegedAlec on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @11:23AM (#22182228)
"Yup, you were cut up by the same guy that did that acid throwing two weeks back. Our AI says so. We'll give you a heads up if we ever catch him."
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Re:London to deploy live facial recognition to find wanted f... by zepto on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @11:37AM (#22182455)
Most crimes are against the state, and have gone unpunished until now.
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