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Sun Mar 8, 2015, 07:33 PM

Mar 2015

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] one_voice Mar 2015 OP

Wow ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #1

it is... yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #16

ugh. "using facial recognition technology...." ND-Dem Mar 2015 #2

I'm with you. Fawke Em Mar 2015 #6

I think they're not quite naming it correctly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #7

"facial recognition technology" ND-Dem Mar 2015 #8

Which is exactly my point. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #11

you'd think it would be overkill, but how would we know? how do we know the real purpose ND-Dem Mar 2015 #13

Anyone who wanted to do that could probably set up the same things without bothering with Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #14

or maybe the point is to let people know that their images and phone numbers are available ND-Dem Mar 2015 #22

sort of... druidity33 Mar 2015 #39

The way this is explained shows it to be distinctly different than what you are cbayer Mar 2015 #48

they're collecting 3 types of information; cell phone numbers, video, and facial recognition scans. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #52

You are incorrect. cbayer Mar 2015 #56

they're sending text messages; thus, they're collecting information. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #60

I don't know how many times I will have to tell you this, but I will say it cbayer Mar 2015 #62

if they send you an email, they're collecting information. and in this case, the information ND-Dem Mar 2015 #64

If you bought a case of cell phones there, they would all get messaged. eggplant Mar 2015 #71

i said, they're collecting multiple kinds of information. i didn't say the cameras were collecting ND-Dem Mar 2015 #74

what's your evidence? ellennelle Mar 2015 #10

Well, if that's indeed what it's doing, that's an obscenely wasteful use of computing resources. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #12

it's what they're doing. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #23

I don't see anything to indicate that they call you specifically because they recognize your face. cbayer Mar 2015 #51

no, they call you because they vacuum up your cell phone number at that location, which they can ND-Dem Mar 2015 #55

I tend to think the issue here is not about my naivety at all. cbayer Mar 2015 #59

and is it correlated with video of you, facial recognition software, and multiple hotspots that ND-Dem Mar 2015 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Mar 2015 #28

it doesn't say anything about having to opt in. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Mar 2015 #41

Right, and that means the numbers are harvested. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #42

weve is owned by the three biggest mobile companies in the uk, so i imagine they have a wide ND-Dem Mar 2015 #44

Wow. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #72

sorry you feel that way. i have a different opinion about the meaning of the billboard. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #75

You derail threads. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #77

no one has to answer, least of all you. some posters were as put off by the technology as i was, ND-Dem Mar 2015 #79

I'm sorry, your OP is not about violence against women. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #78

Actually Jack.... sheshe2 Mar 2015 #80

This is unfair, but no problem. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #81

Well sorry it is unfair. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #82

This is the Internet. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #83

Respectfully, the topic is about violence against women. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #85

I oppose violence against women JackRiddler Mar 2015 #87

I don't see anything about a thank you call in the linked article. cbayer Mar 2015 #50

hre's one place: ND-Dem Mar 2015 #57

you sign up to receive a txt message. one_voice Mar 2015 #58

I saw that and appreciate it. cbayer Mar 2015 #61

Yes, I've considered self deleting. one_voice Mar 2015 #65

Nah. There's just one problem here and I'm no longer going to engage him. cbayer Mar 2015 #67

where is that link, please? ND-Dem Mar 2015 #73

WikiLeaks is your friend. OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #18

Oh FFS gcomeau Mar 2015 #15

At the bottom of the billboard is a livefeed panel displaying images of the onlookers, ND-Dem Mar 2015 #19

This is exactly right. cbayer Mar 2015 #53

Technology is neutral... Oktober Mar 2015 #17

because in order for the public to care about women being battered, we need to collect ND-Dem Mar 2015 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Oktober Mar 2015 #21

THIS is the only way it SHOULD be used! MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #30

that made me feel a little weird about it too Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #36

The technology exists, and so the technology will be used Scootaloo Mar 2015 #66

That is extremely cool, and thought-provoking! I don't like the last part though, if petronius Mar 2015 #3

People do have trouble at times focusing on what's important. . . Stargleamer Mar 2015 #4

This is an AMAZING billboard. calimary Mar 2015 #25

that's amazing. brer cat Mar 2015 #5

too bad so few can see themselves being spied on ND-Dem Mar 2015 #9

Although this is an interesting bit of public commentary ... surrealAmerican Mar 2015 #24

Not really true. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #43

+1 on the intent, big minus on the implementation. Creepy. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #26

OFFS. Enough with the tinfoil. eggplant Mar 2015 #27

offs yourself. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #29

Um, no. eggplant Mar 2015 #68

Wrong, they have a record of who looked. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #33

Do you have any evidence to back up your claims that this information is being harvested? eggplant Mar 2015 #69

It is self-evident that they harvested phone numbers. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #76

Stunt promo usurps and trivializes real issue. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #31

Women's aid has been around since 1974 one_voice Mar 2015 #35

so with no budget, they came up with this expensive thing? i wonder who's paying? ND-Dem Mar 2015 #38

Has nothing to do with your thread, or Women's Aid. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #40

the billboards also display a video feed of passers by and text those who stop to look at the ND-Dem Mar 2015 #37

Freaky. cwydro Mar 2015 #34

Excellent. I love it when technology is used for good. cbayer Mar 2015 #45

yeah, right ND-Dem Mar 2015 #46

Tell me how you think this results on people being manipulated and spied on? cbayer Mar 2015 #47

I'd say you're a tad... one_voice Mar 2015 #49

+1 eggplant Mar 2015 #70

How will you feel when these techniques... JackRiddler Mar 2015 #84

They are not harassing people by name. cbayer Mar 2015 #86

I did not say "they" are. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #88

Sorry. I do not know what you are saying and am signing off. cbayer Mar 2015 #89

It would be even better if they made it so each person made her "heal" as they Jamastiene Mar 2015 #54

I'm deleting this. It has been turned into... one_voice Mar 2015 #90