An English school has been reprimanded by U.K. regulators after it used facial recognition technology without getting opt-in consent from students.

  • ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    The younger you are when surveillance starts the less you will notice or care as you grow up. Makes it easier for the corporations and governments.

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      That is what keeps me awake at night. People don’t have any options but to be surveiled if they want to use mainstream technology. You can absolutely reduce the surveillance considerably but that requires a lot of extra effort and most young people take the easiest path. They are also more susceptible to marketing and addiction