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Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 6 days ago by ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34575435

It is kinda nuts that the alleged warnings of the past were just priming us into thinking it is all ok for them to do.

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 9 points 5 days ago

It is actually worse. In the novel that kind of surveillance was primarily for party members (Winston Smith was around mid-level) regular civilians, the Proles, were not surveilled as heavily. They were kept entertained by abundant football games and cheap beer and cigarettes.