“I don’t want people to think we’re always spying on them”

Typical. Military technology developed for use against terrorists is now being deployed against Americans in the War on Drugs. (And the war against unapproved sex.)

SAN DIEGO — Facial recognition software, which American military and intelligence agencies used for years in Iraq and Afghanistan to identify potential terrorists, is being eagerly adopted by dozens of police departments around the country to pursue drug dealers, prostitutes and other conventional criminal suspects. But because it is being used with few guidelines and with little oversight or public disclosure, it is raising questions of privacy and concerns about potential misuse.

“Mission creep” is too mild a characterization.

Fucking bastards.

Does anyone expect this to be an election issue? I don’t. I think the majority of voters are just fine with throwing away what little freedom they have in the name of safety.

(And that’s assuming they even understand the constitutional implications, which is assuming a lot.)


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3 responses to ““I don’t want people to think we’re always spying on them””

  1. Whitehall Avatar
    Whitehall

    The Christie-Paul exchange at the recent GOP debate really summarized the two poles on this issue.

    I came down with Rand Paul as Christie was just tugging on heart-strings with no content.

  2. Man Mountain Molehill Avatar
    Man Mountain Molehill

    Does the facial recognition work any better than the full-body X ray scanners?

  3. captain*arizona Avatar
    captain*arizona

    there is no right to privacy because anti abortionist think such a right would protect abortion. dopers should take their complaints to right to lifers.