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Re:Police in Austin, San Francisco skirt facial recognition ban by llsf on Monday May 20, 2024 @03:51PM (#40419493)
Wait, having a computer saying that your face matches a video does not prove that you are the person on the video. Sure, the police can talk to you, but that is not a sufficient piece of evidence.
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Re:Police in Austin, San Francisco skirt facial recognition ban by whimsicalism on Monday May 20, 2024 @03:54PM (#40419525)
people have been convicted and sentenced to decades in prison on the basis of less evidence. see Anthony J. Broadwater, for instance
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Re:Police in Austin, San Francisco skirt facial recognition ban by llsf on Monday May 20, 2024 @04:12PM (#40419731)
Okay, in that case, the victim (as sole witness) said that she recognized the defendant as the perpetuator. I am not a lawyer, but not sure if nowadays you could go to jail just because a victim (and sole witness) recognize you ? That seems rather slim evidence, and could be weaponized.
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Re:Police in Austin, San Francisco skirt facial recognition ban by singleshot_ on Monday May 20, 2024 @05:00PM (#40420333)
This would be a fantastic circumstance to absolutely not speak to any law enforcement personnel, by the way.
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