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BoingBoing.nethttp://BoingBoing.net/Amazon patents doorbell camera that calls police when it recognizes a 'suspicious' personhttp://boingboing.net/2018/12/14/amazon-patents-doorbell-camera.htmlAmazon filed a patent application for a doorbell camera that scans the faces of passers by and compares them with a database of suspicious persons. If a match is made the camera calls the cops.From ACLU:The ACLU’s test is consistent with academic research demonstrating that face surveillance technology is less accurate for darker skinned faces and women. These systems threaten to further entangle people with law enforcement, ripping families apart and increasing the likelihood of racially biased police violence. In addition, this technology puts activists and protesters in danger when exercising their First Amendment rights.Despite the risks to civil liberties and racial justice, Amazon has chosen to ignore questions from members of Congress and calls from consumers, civil rights groups, and its own employees and shareholders to take responsibility for the consequences of its technology on communities where it is deployed.This patent application also suggests that Amazon has no plans to stop at identifying people based on their faces. The company anticipates targeting an arsenal of other biometrics, including fingerprints, skin-texture analysis, DNA, palm-vein analysis, hand geometry, iris recognition, odor/scent recognition, and even behavioral characteristics, like typing rhythm, gait, and voice recognition.Source - BoingBoingIckeLast Edit by Palmerston
How long before Amazon camera falsely identifies someone and they are killed or injured by police because they were identified as a criminal.Last Edit by Palmerston
There's no law against looking suspicious. Most ideally, since these kinds of things are bound to be available with the "advancement" of technology, the police will eventually ignore any of these calls. It's a crying wolf game. What information would this system use? What database of suspicious persons is it accessing? You're either on an federal or state most wanted list or have a warrant out for you. I never heard of a suspicious persons list. ?? Even the no fly list is mostly just names from what I know. Warrants might not even have a picture of you. I could see a lot of problems coming from this, not even the police would want to tangle themselves up into.You better not show any emotion and wear the proper clothes and prove your low carbon footprint.Last Edit by Palmerston
AMAZON CANCELS PLAN TO COME TO NEW YORK[br][br]"After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens" - Amazon spokeswoman Jodi Seth — J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) February 14, 2019
AMAZON CANCELS PLAN TO COME TO NEW YORK[br][br]"After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens" - Amazon spokeswoman Jodi Seth