FBI uses facial recognition technology, online photos to identify and arrest ICE Portland protester The criminal complaint lists a pink gas mask and a forearm tattoo as distinct clues that led investigators to use third-party software to help make an arrest.
“Technology has transformed the act of being in public,” Crump said. “People who engage in political protests need to understand that it’s very difficult to do that anonymously.”
Since June, 23 people have been arrested on charges connected to ICE protests in Southeast Portland.
“Technology has transformed the act of being in public,” in fact it instills fears of reprisal by participating in a manifestation, which leads to less people manifesting against problems, which leads to more freedom of those in power to do as they will…
Perhaps Mandalorians were onto something
This is the way. Sadly.
But they go to pains to make their armor and masks unique, so 🤷♂️
Not that much, in the EU they had color meanings and decorations, and in KotOR armor color meant position in hierarchy and merit, but other than that - pretty similar armor sets.
It’s a bit like with usual clothes. Faces are still not visible. Finding a Mandalorian in red armor with a decoration of knotted rope on the left side of their helmet and with a backpack and such and such bag is not as easy as just match a face in the database.
I heard fbi had unedited Epstein files, why are they not working on putting Trump in prison?
Because the call is coming from inside the house
Because Trump put him there?
All this is going to do is drive the resistance underground and into guerrilla warfare tactics. When we can’t peaceably voice our displeasure, our outrage, we’ll take to less peaceful eays.
That was probably the smart way to do it, anyway.
it’s good to know that the US must be in fantastic shape that the FBI even has the resources to spend on this.
Kinda fucked up
Purchase firearms and learn to use them.
If the gestapo show up at your door you have the option to say no
Buy 10 rubber masks that resemble your own face. Wear one, sometimes. Make sure all your friends know that! Sell the other 9 pieces somewhere, anonymously.
Then you can say: their evidence is worthless, because that camera has never seen my real face. You can never know if it was me.
Watch them try to prove anything ;-)
Don’t stake your freedom on contrived technicalities.
Fortunately, it would likely never even make it in front of a judge. If you do manage to waste a judge’s time with this garbage, be prepared for your attorney (and/or you) to have an unpleasant day.
Yes, the Nazis were revered for the comprehensive trials that occured before shipping any Jew off to a concentration camp.
/s
Nathan for You idea
Nobody gonna mention that he was throwing rocks and nailed a pig in the face? Nobody? This is not some harmless protestor. This guy directly assaulted a cop. Don’t know what you expect them to do.
I don’t gotta problem with it, but his actions were illegal as hell. Before anyone says it, no, they wouldn’t deploy this tech if you or I were the victim. But you can hardly blame the state for protecting their own.
No action to protest facism is illegal!
and cops are hitting non-violent protestors in the face with rubber bullets
boohoohoo don’t dish it if you can’t take it
Shooting innocent journalists with rubber bullets.
After how many felony charges were dropped in LA from police falsifying testimony, I’d have to see a full recording of him throwing a rock and hitting the cop to believe they had the right guy and the pictures weren’t unrelated.
Sure! That comes out in court.
You literally assumed the article was correct and said ‘his actions were illegal as hell’ when all it has is a picture of him throwing a rock. Your comment seems to presume guilt but I’m going to assume he’s innocent until there’s actual evidence shown.
Fine. We’ll never talk about anything again until the proof comes out in court. I’m down.
It was an ICE agent at a protest. Not condoning throwing rocks at anyone but have you seen videos out of Portland?
ICE has been brutalizing the fuck out of protestors, especially in Portland. I would like to say I would never do that, but if I saw an ICE agent or anyone using unnecessary force against a friend or my family for peacefully protesting (which I’ve seen happen to multiple people, and that shit is definitely not ok) I cant honestly say I would react in the most calm and level headed way either.
They do directly address this in the article though, and the main issue is not so much that they used the technology, but again the fact that there is no oversight or regulation for its use.
Catherine Crump, a professor at UC Berkeley Law School who leads a law, technology and public policy clinic, said the use of facial recognition technology in this particular case was “as justifiable as it gets.”
“That said, it’s really problematic that we’ve done as bad a job as we have in this country at regulating the use of technology like this; there should be clear rules of the road,” Crump said.
She pointed out flaws in facial recognition technology, citing research that’s shown it to have racial bias in being worse at identifying Black people and other minorities.
“We need safeguards to ensure that this powerful technology is used in a way that advance legitimate law enforcement interests, but that stave off possibilities of abuse," Crump said.
Before anyone says it, no, they wouldn’t deploy this tech if you or I were the victim
That is one way to gather more control (divide and conquer), and once they have it, they will use it more often and on those that are against them:
- First they go after those the threw rocks - Fine by me, I wasn’t throwing rocks.
- Then they go after those who held rocks - Fine by me, I wasn’t holding rocks.
- Then they go after those who wore masks - Fine by me, I wasn’t wearing no masks.
- Then they go after those who were shouting - Fine by me, I wasn’t shouting.
- Then they go after those who were in the protest - Ups, that’s me, who can help me with this? No one, there’s no one left to fight against them… bye…
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