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The Humane AI Pin is a bizarre cross between Google Glass and a pager

November 12, 2023 by What if..?

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1982491 He was used to being stopped. His mum had had the talk with him when he was a kid: his rights if course but also how to behave, how not to antagonize them, how to stay safe. He knew the drill. He didn’t question why he was stopped; he knew why. As his friend … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: facial recognition, policing, Surveillance

Police Use of Face Recognition Is Sweeping the UK

November 9, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.wired.com/story/uk-police-face-recognition-expansion/ There’s always one open to the idea. They’re not paid much and its not hard work. And they’re easily persuaded. There’s no big moral debates, as we say: “no-one gets hurt”. I think they’re open to it because they know that there is so much data – theirs and ours – that there is … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: big data, facial recognition, Surveillance

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban

October 6, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/national/23837679.mps-join-campaign-groups-call-facial-recognition-ban/ My mates and I go looking for them. The best place is on the main streets of course. That’s convenient because it’s easier to go straight into the shops. My parents are outraged. They keep going on about privacy, freedom. You should see my dad’s attempts at hiding his face! I tell them that … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: facial recognition, family, privacy, retail, Surveillance

‘We’ll just keep an eye on her’: Inside Britain’s retail centres where facial recognition cameras now spy on shoplifters

July 30, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/29/well-just-keep-an-eye-on-her-inside-britains-retail-centres-where-facial-recognition-cameras-now-spy-on-shoplifters I’m not really needed TBH. I’m like those drivers on automatic trains. Maybe opening a door every now and then but more a sign of reassurance, human oversight. So I sit behind a window looking at the monitors. “Watching the watchers,” I say. The hard work is all done by the System, of course. … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: artificial intelligence, facial recognition, retail

Over 100 artists boycott venues that employ face-scanning tech

June 23, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.engadget.com/over-100-artists-boycott-venues-that-employ-face-scanning-tech-164554404.html I used to try and talk to them before their encore. Pointless really. Even before they get stuck into the ‘refreshments’ they demand are in their dressing room, they are so hyped they don’t want to listen to me. I try to get them the following day – afternoon obviously – before the next … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: facial recognition, music, Surveillance

French parliament votes for biometric surveillance at Paris Olympics

March 25, 2023 by What if..?

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/24/paris-olympics-biometrics-surveillance They’d joked that the System would flag any French visitors who were not protesting. They weren’t. Neither were the British. Their millennials were flowing as predicted. The Spanish GenZ were appropriately focused on their phones. There was an alert around the group from the 18th arrondissement heading for the west entrance. Only yellow at … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: facial recognition, Surveillance

Dispatch from an advertising future #181

August 26, 2021 by What if..?

https://www.engadget.com/ten-federal-agencies-expanding-facial-recognition-070044629.html Ten federal agencies are expanding their use of facial recognition This Government is committed to arts and culture as well as managing the public purse. We know you – our creative sector – are aware of those sometimes competing demands. For many years you have completed evaluations and submitted data to show the effects … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: creativity, facial recognition

Dispatch from an advertising future #73

August 4, 2020 by What if..?

https://voicebot.ai/2020/07/31/this-fashion-tech-pioneer-is-animating-face-masks-with-voice-responsive-leds/ The rich had ad-free masks, the poor were hacking them and running #notonmyface slogans. Even those campaigns that were running weren’t effective. Evidence showed people had rediscovered eye contact. The Public Private Health Partnerships programme had ensured universal access to masks but the Department was worried as the agency gave its report. Brands still … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: adblocking, facial recognition, privacy

Dispatch from an advertising future #50

May 23, 2020 by What if..?

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/03/20/even-better-the-real-thing-meet-the-virtual-influencers-taking-over-your-feeds He was glad the lockdown was still in place. It meant he couldn’t go out and so didn’t need to put on a disguise just to leave his flat. He could just sit at home and work. His face was more popular than ever as his followers whiled away time being ‘influenced’ by him. … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: facial recognition, influencer

Dispatch from an Advertising Future #47

May 23, 2020 by What if..?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615302/how-coronavirus-turned-the-dystopian-joke-of-faceid-masks-into-a-reality/ Life was more difficult since the outbreak. She’d had to reprogramme the phone security apps and the algorithms were taking some time to recognise her muffled speech. But where she really noticed it was when she was out. She’d got used to being recognised. Knowing her coffee would be ready when she got to … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: facial recognition, retail, voice
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