Evan Greer 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 20, 2022

Oh. my. god.

Madison Square Garden used facial recognition to identify and stop a mom from attending a Christmas show with her kid because she's an attorney at a firm who is engaged in litigation with them.

This is why it's not enough to just ban government and law enforcement use of #facialrecognition. There are so many ways private companies and even individuals can abuse #biometric #surveillance tech.

#BanFacialRecognition entirely. Yesterday.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/msgs-facial-recognition-stops-mom-from-attending-christmas-show-with-child/4004471/

Show threadLiterally Spider-manDec 20, 2022
@evangreer literally a technology with no positive application
Show threadPacky AndersonDec 20, 2022

@Pizza_p_Parker @evangreer Not so.

I want to have eyeglasses with facial recognition cameras on them to help me with my face blindness issues. Who is this person I'm talking to, and how do I know them? When is the last time I talked to them? What unanswered questions from our last conversation ("How's your kid doing at <college>? How's your spouse doing after <medical problem treatment>?") are there?

It has a use as assistive technology for people with disabilities.

Show threadPacky AndersonDec 20, 2022
@Pizza_p_Parker @evangreer It's like if wheelchairs were predominantly rocket powered and used by able-bodied wealthy people to mow down pedestrians. "Technology with no positive use!" Baloney. It's technology that has very positive uses, but THEY DON'T MAKE TONS OF MONEY like the horrible uses do.
Show threadLiterally Spider-man
@packy @evangreer I had no idea that face blindness was a thing and that upsets me. that being said, we'd then get into the logistical issues with the tech because they draw from AI and databases, so that would be a puzzle for individual deployment.
Dec 20, 2022 at 8:43pmWeb
Show threadPacky AndersonDec 20, 2022
@Pizza_p_Parker @evangreer Yeah, there's logistical problems for sure, and that takes time and money to work out, which is why this hasn't been done already. :(
Show threadLiterally Spider-manDec 20, 2022
@packy @evangreer my concern isn't for money and time cos a team of PhD's and grad students with enough dedication and federal/university grants for cup ramen can take care of it. My worry is how that tech will be utilized outside of accessibility by corporations, fascist gangs, and the state. those three will never use it for good.