Australian government introduces $250million facial recognition to ac…
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archived 30 Sep 2020 04:29:48 UTC

Cool and normal Australia?

    • GothWhitlam [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      It's so hard to convince people we've always been worse.

  • redthebaron [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    like it is cool to know that some time in the future i will have to read an article about how many non white people will have had their benefits denied because the software engineers just did not think about it like it like it happens all the time with this type of thing thanks australia

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    $250m is way better spent on this bullshit instead of helping anyone, I mean how would anyone get a kickback for that contract

  • OgdenTO [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I have friends and relatives there, but can we not just sink Australia?

    • GothWhitlam [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Oh yeah, total cost of welfare in Australia is about $190b. This sounds like a lot, until you realise we blew $225b on some useless fucking submarines.

  • vanityfairz [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Very cool Australia, can't wait until we have straight murder at the centrelink line proposed

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Why? Was using ID and having someone look at you not good enough?

    Absurd and unnecessary spending for such a purpose, I think they know this, therefore it is not actually for that purpose. This is to normalise the technology and pave the way for other uses.

    • GothWhitlam [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Every day I'm isolated in the countryside due to rona I become a little more like him.

    • GothWhitlam [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I wonder if they'll ever try to pull that shit again. Loved my refund btw.