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minus-squarewavebeam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·18 hours agoIsn’t this exactly what ICE is doing today, all the time though? https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/ Maybe it’s not accurate but does it matter if they succeed in delaying or intimidating votes?
minus-squarebearboiblake@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoThey’re trying to use it but I don’t think the technology itself is reliable. It could be reliable with LIDAR but I think photos alone are not enough, especially from blurry/low res images. I think it’s mostly a scare tactic to dissuade dissent.
Isn’t this exactly what ICE is doing today, all the time though? https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/ Maybe it’s not accurate but does it matter if they succeed in delaying or intimidating votes?
They’re trying to use it but I don’t think the technology itself is reliable. It could be reliable with LIDAR but I think photos alone are not enough, especially from blurry/low res images.
I think it’s mostly a scare tactic to dissuade dissent.