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Re:Facial recognition technology: How to opt out at the airport by rhn_mk1 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @11:18AM (#28492660)
The problem of preventing the transfer of uncomfortable data has already been tackled by copyright.
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Re:Facial recognition technology: How to opt out at the airport by mcculley on Saturday September 11, 2021 @11:22AM (#28492703)
Please elaborate. There are many markets for buying and selling photos and other data.
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Re:Facial recognition technology: How to opt out at the airport by rhn_mk1 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @02:30AM (#28499047)
Copyright is a law that by design prevents the selling or buying or other transfer of some data, and it even sometimes works (black markets notwithstanding).

If your goal is to restrict the transfer of some other kind of data, copyright is already a legal and practical framework that had tackled the same problems, and offers solutions.

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Re:Facial recognition technology: How to opt out at the airport by mcculley on Sunday September 12, 2021 @04:22PM (#28504540)
Copyright protects intellectual property. It does not protect those captured in photos taken by others. Trademark law maybe would work here. Is that what you meant?
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