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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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