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also sounds like a terrifying future for child kidnappers or fugitives or anyone on some wanted list.

whether they deserve to be on that wanted list or not

I mean right now we have cameras everywhere but they’re not all HD so the govt can’t run facial recognition reliably plus they need access to all the cameras. But when people voluntarily put facial recognition devices on their own selves, en masse? Wow.

Sounds like something Google or Amazon could benefit from practically giving away.




Am I right that sex offender registers are public in the US? And they sometimes include people convicted of very minor crimes?

Yep, definitely a Black Mirror episode in the making.


you are correct




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