The tendency worries me:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38879530​

"It was recently revealed that the city of New York plans to install facial recognition tech on its bridges and tunnels to scan and identify people driving in and out."

In my opinion, this facial recognition fad (and I don't think it will be a passing one) clearly crosses the privacy threshold.

All over the world, a "ruling class" already enjoys privileges that are way above the average citizen. Once all privacy is lost, I think that we will have reached a point of no return, and the world will be divided between Eloi and Morlocks...

 

The tendency worries me:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38879530​

"It was recently revealed that the city of New York plans to install facial recognition tech on its bridges and tunnels to scan and identify people driving in and out."

In my opinion, this facial recognition fad (and I don't think it will be a passing one) clearly crosses the privacy threshold.

All over the world, a "ruling class" already enjoys privileges that are way above the average citizen. Once all privacy is lost, I think that we will have reached a point of no return, and the world will be divided between Eloi and Morlocks...

I just wear a Donald Trump mask when I enter the tunnel.

 

I just wear a Donald Trump mask when I enter the tunnel.

You wanna break the world record for the person that's been flipped the most?

 

You wanna break the world record for the person that's been flipped the most?

why would they do that? 95% of Americans voted for trump and those who didn't are illegal aliens that can't drive... Right?

 

why would they do that? 95% of Americans voted for trump and those who didn't are illegal aliens that can't drive... Right?

Say what? Was my funny bone sleeping? 95%? Huh?

 

Say what? Was my funny bone sleeping? 95%? Huh?

That was my alter ego speaking - it happens as soon as I put that mask on.

 

Geez Gopher! Kellyanne Conway will see your post and start announcing it as truth.

 

Geez Gopher! Kellyanne Conway will see your post and start announcing it as truth.

Hey... I think you should take alternative facts more seriously...

 

In my world, the current presidency is an alternative fact! And that is the last I'll say on the subject.

 

Ok... let's drop politics (kind of hard, I know) but what other techs involving invasion of privacy have already been implemented out there?
Cell phone location? So-called metadata on phone calls? Next thing I know, all cars will be required to have a GPS system installed in them!... will we ever be "chipped"?

 

Fargin' Bastages

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/0...-ftc-will-pay-22-million-and-delete-user-data

Serves 'em right, that the North Koreans hacked 'em.

 

Fargin' Bastages

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/0...-ftc-will-pay-22-million-and-delete-user-data

Serves 'em right, that the North Koreans hacked 'em.

Right... I had forgotten about that.. I own a Samsung TV that has a mic in its remote... I actually taped it shut, and looked for it in the TV itself and couldn't find it.

 

 

The tendency worries me:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38879530​

"It was recently revealed that the city of New York plans to install facial recognition tech on its bridges and tunnels to scan and identify people driving in and out."

In my opinion, this facial recognition fad (and I don't think it will be a passing one) clearly crosses the privacy threshold.

All over the world, a "ruling class" already enjoys privileges that are way above the average citizen. Once all privacy is lost, I think that we will have reached a point of no return, and the world will be divided between Eloi and Morlocks...

Use this plate.

 

what other techs involving invasion of privacy have already been implemented out there?

Automatic license plate readers.
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/?s=alpr
Cell Phone Tower Spoofing to collect phone calls and identities.
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/?s=stingray
Complete records of all phone calls and all internet activity.
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2016/11/congressional-reforms-made-nsa-spying-worse/
Facial recognition.
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/?s=facial+recognition
Personal computer and cell phone memory spying.
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.co...tect-electronic-data-from-warrantless-spying/
Iris scans, voice recognition, fingerprints from a distance, DNA.
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.co...eneration-biometric-database-must-be-stopped/

The NSA can turn on the microphone on your TV, Cell Phone, or computer any time they want to. You car tracks your mileage and direction, even if it doesn't have GPS. That's why I spent today removing the compass function from my car.

ps, Every bank transaction and every credit or debit card activity.

 

NSA would look at my info and say .... damm, don't this guy do anything exciting?

 

The NSA listening in on your boring phone calls

 

Cars with Bluetooth, linking to your phone and tracking calls made and locations. So you destroy your phone but everything is in your car computer. And those things are SO secure; no one will ever hack into them.

 

Privacy lost? You've never really had it since the age of telephones and television. What's changed is the ease of access with modern devices and the willingness of people to talk about and to tell the world every stupid fact about their lives online. The tech companies are the one's that profit from your information and the profit motive drives that's being collected today from digital devices. Follow the money if you want to see Privacy lost.

 

I've been known to play s little parlor game at parties. After a couple of beers, I get the guys to tell me the names of their exes. Maybe a couple of details. Then. I pull up their exes info from online searches! Like where they are living, current phone #s, jobs, kids, lovers... always get a shocked response.