Privacy advocates resign over facial recognition plans

Seth list at sysfu.com
Thu Jun 18 10:19:18 PDT 2015


On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:28:14 -0700, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:

> https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/16/privacy-advocates-resign-protest-u-s-facial-recognition-code-conduct-2/
>
> Technology industry lobbyists have so thoroughly hijacked the Commerce
> Department process for developing a voluntary code of conduct for the
> use of facial recognition technology that nine privacy advocates
> involved withdrew in protest on Monday.
>
> “At a base minimum, people should be able to walk down a public street
> without fear that companies they’ve never heard of are tracking their
> every movement ... Unfortunately, we have been unable to obtain
> agreement even with that basic, specific premise.
>
> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/06/17/1931216/privacy-advocates-leave-in-protest-over-us-facial-recognition-code-of-conduct
> http://cvdazzle.com/
>
> Ever notice the shiny new door, camera and register systems at Walmart?
> Wonder if retail is Stingray'ing patrons IMEI's into such databases?
> See the boxes popping up on roadsides, cameras and antenna arrays
> on poles and buildings at every intersection? All the pointless info and
> blood you have to give? In order to simply move and live and talk?
> For what, exactly, in return?
> Disgusting.
> Cypherpunks... when / where will it all end?

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