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• Customs Says Facial Recognition Use ‘Is Not A Surveillance Program’

  04-06-2019 09:22 via technocracy.news
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have been using facial recognition systems in airports and at the border, but insists that it isn’t a surveillance program. Legislators are finally starting to wake up to the fact that, Yes, it IS a surveillance program!  ⁃ TN EditorLawmakers and civil liberties advocates might be pressing law enforcement agencies to scale back their use of facial recognition software, but international travelers should only expect to see more of the
  
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• Amazon And Facebook Ready To Read Your Emotions

  04-06-2019 09:00 via technocracy.news
  The latest software land rush goes beyond simple face recognition to reading your emotions. This will have thousands of ready applications such as pre-crime analysis and reporting. Of course, just as people misread emotions on a regular basis, so will the algorithm. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook and Amazon’s insanity only seems to continue with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Now, the two big conglomerate giants want to move into the uncharted territory of reading human emotions, both in
  
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• First Public Schools To Engage Facial Recognition

  04-06-2019 08:46 via technocracy.news
  A Technocrat’s response to recent school shootings? Use facial recognition on everyone on the school property. In the case of New York schools, there has been a temporary delay in full implementation of the Aegis technology. ⁃ TN EditorNext week, a school district in western New York will become the first in the United States to pilot a facial recognition system on its students and faculty. On Monday, June 3, the Lockport City School District will light up its Aegis system as part of
  
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