Yesterday the FBI signed its first public contract with Clearview AI

Re:Yesterday the FBI signed its first public contract with C... by cletus on Friday December 31, 2021 @05:29PM (#29753163)

Here’s the best description I’ve heard of why that’s a bad idea. It basically goes (paraphrased):

> Q: What would happen if you could look at someone and know who they are and where they live or work?

> A: A lot of women would die.

Google maps has some safeguards like certain areas have no imagery but really the biggest thing is it’s not fine detailed enough to be a threat to anybody. In fact, US law prevents (IIRC) sub-meter pixels on commercial satellite imagery.

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Re:Yesterday the FBI signed its first public contract with C... by jdavis703 on Friday December 31, 2021 @08:51PM (#29754628)

In the US, most women who become violent crime victims are victimized by someone they know. More men are victimized by "stranger danger." At least according to the FBI’s uniform crime report. I’m skeptical this proposal would change existing crime patterns much.

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