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Re:London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for Fi... by unethical_ban on Friday May 15, 2026 @05:39PM (#48154259)
Omniscient government surveillance in practice will be of far more use for harassment and suppressing political dissent than it ever will be used for the public good.
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Re:London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for Fi... by bluefirebrand on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:49PM (#48154953)
The road to hell is paved with good intentions

Even if the people who are putting all of this surveillance in place genuinely do want to do good, the surveillance will still be in place if someone less scrupulous gains power

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