On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:57:22 -0500
grarpamp
Why, like nukes, does society insist on developing tech whose primary purpose upon analysis seems only to be destructive,
Society? What 'society'? You are talking about particular individuals who happen to be shitbags. In a sense, 'society' doesn't do anything. Some ideas may be shared by different groups of people or even majorities, but the 'building block' is still the individual so to speak.
or of control, or in removing rights from individuals and groups, or just plain [ab]using them for profit? What possible quantifiable significant individualized benefit would a single human have from such things, when in fact they are pointed at them, instead of being wielded in their own hands?
This isn't crypto or a weapon a human can also use to protect themselves beforehand. Do you really need to facial recognize your friends, your boss, doctor, or even to seek justice [aka: revenge] after someone's already done damage to you? Do you really care if another face has your name so long as if the cops come, society, laws and process are done right such that you are declared as innocent error and formally expunged from all db's and news and even compensated? Where is the FR in your hands? For that matter, do any individuals in your network really need to FR you either? In individual paired contexts, FR seems pointless. And any benefit when used to say hunt in a group seems thoroughly washed out by negatives on balance.
When the camera comes to your face, instinct tells to put a mask to protect yourself. So there's something obviously wrong with the "picture" being developed here. Maybe it is the developers that need more cameras in their face to get a feel for the more likely uses.