The NFL wants to use facial recognition at games. Police say it's a bad idea
https:// www.npr.org /2024/08/31/nx-s1-5094859/the-nfl-wants-to-use-facial-recognition-at-games-police-say-its-a-bad-idea The NFL wants to use facial recognition at games. Police say it's a bad idea
The cops object when their tools on turned on them
The AP article for those that don't want to listen: https://apnews.com/article/raiders-nfl-vegas-police-allegiant-stadium-5239b9962c23a6512fa2f694add9b9ea
The highlight for me is this:
The Las Vegas Police Protective Association, with the backing of the department, said they are concerned such technology compromises the officers’ privacy.
It's worth noting they're only doing this for workers, not for attendees. The police would presumably by fine with it if it were just attendees and not workers, because it wouldn't include them.
81Ok, good. I thought I was the only one who saw this connection. It's not that the police are against facial recog or that they don't want the NFL or anyone else to use it, it's that they're aware of the privacy degradation it causes, and don't want themselves (the police workers of the event) subjected to it. It's fine if we, the attendees, are subjected to it, just not them. Oh, what a world.
55The old adage 'why do you care if you've got nothing to hide?' comes to mind
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they say giving their biometric data to an unaccountable company crosses a line.
The company is unaccountable‽
That's some projection.57Nice interrobang!
14Ironic that cops love facial recognition when it's not pointed at them, but all of a sudden it's an issue when they're subject to it.
8Hypocritical for sure.
Not really unexpected, so not ironic.4
Las Vegas police are refusing to comply with the NFL’s new plan to use facial recognition technology for stadium employees during games. Even though police often use facial recognition to identify suspects, they say giving their biometric data to an unaccountable company crosses a line.
51Are they implying the police are accountable for anything?
23Yes... Said a man tapping on the gun and the badge...
You got something you gonna do about it?
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Dear cops: Oh now we worry about unchecked power and lack of oversight in the deployment of surveillance technology? Please. May as well join the surveillance dystopia with the rest of us, you helped usher it in. Tell me again about your robot dogs and your Stingray devices why don't you.
33Don't forget their fucking tanks. Smh.
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And now I'll never go to a game again. Fuck'em.
21The bigger issue is not enough people care for it to make a difference.
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You're not wrong, Walter, you're just an asshole.
21Every state wants a monopoly on violence. The more powerful the state, the less there are entities that could opress you except the state itself. So it's not unexpected that the cops would object to have a "competitor" with facial recognition technology
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