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London's Metropolitan Police Service will be testing facial recognition technology in a handful of locations across the central core of the British capital on both Monday and Tuesday for eight hours each day.
This trial marks the seventh such trial in London since 2016. In addition to the December 17-18 tests, authorities have said there will be three more tests that have yet to be scheduled.
Time to break out the Guy Fawkes masks, Londoners.
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Central Londoners to Be Subjected to Facial Recognition Test This Week
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A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by The Shire on Monday December 17 2018, @04:24PM (17 children)
Burqa's become an unexpected fashion hit for both men and women in London.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @05:19PM (6 children)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London [wikipedia.org]
How much of the population needs to do something before it becomes a fashion hit? Looks like 6.2% are already predisposed to wearing them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @06:15PM
wow, that's way too many goddamn muslims, but i guess if you want to con brits (and later everyone else) into accepting facial recognition and social scores, you have to let some retarded rapists and "religious" zealots in to stir up shit.
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Monday December 17 2018, @06:48PM (2 children)
Funny that because I can count on one hand the number of Burqas I've seen in London in the last 2 years.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Monday December 17 2018, @08:09PM (1 child)
That will be because, like all immigrants everywhere the children of the immigrant generation want to fit in and be like their friends at school, and so those sorts of things die out pretty quickly.
Kind of like the Chinese dude I work with who refused to go "home" to find a wife, because he already was home, and married a local girl instead.
His parents were not pleased, but got used to it and now they have a grandchild think their daughter-in-law is the bees knees.
A lot of the comments on this site come from frightened people who have never traveled outside their own little world, and know less than they think they do.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 19 2018, @09:29PM
Or perhaps are well traveled enlightened individuals who recognize evil when they see it
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @10:50PM (1 child)
Jesus Christ... 12.4% of brits admit to being Muslim? No wonder they have terrorism attacks every week over there.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 19 2018, @07:58AM
That's racist!
There is absolutely no evidence that they rape or murder or cut off female genitals or follow the guidance of a dead pedophile madman. None.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @05:50PM (4 children)
Do you have to wear clothes under the Burqa? It would make it easier to moon the cameras.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Monday December 17 2018, @07:44PM (3 children)
Once they've got the face recognition working to their satisfaction, they're going to implement buttock recognition.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday December 17 2018, @09:35PM (2 children)
Genitals are as unique and varied as faces.
Every performance optimization is a grate wait lifted from my shoulders.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @10:53PM
As varied as mutilated faces, considering what Muslims do to their female children's genitals.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 19 2018, @08:02AM
How.. do you.. know this?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @06:59PM (4 children)
No need to put on a full burkah. Why not just use a Shemagh (or something similar) that doesn't look like you are about to rob a bank?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday December 17 2018, @07:47PM (3 children)
It doesn't hide your face, unless you intentionally pull a fold or two down over your face - then you look like you're on your way to a bank robbery.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday December 17 2018, @09:43PM (2 children)
There could be many reasons to wear a ski mask other than attending or being late to a bank robbery.
* you are ashamed to be seen in public
* you are shy
* you have a skin condition that makes it uncomfortable to be outside without something covering your face
* a ski mask really is a fashion statement
* corporations and government value uniformity and conformity, so everyone wearing identical ski masks should be a welcome change
* you are looking for the best ski location in downtown london
* it is some sort of religious practice to promote humility. (The best humility. The very best. Tremendous humility. The most humble person on earth. Nobody else is as humble. Believe me. Just tremendous humility unmatched by anyone. Tremendous. Trust me. My humility is bigger than yours. You'll never match my humility.)
Every performance optimization is a grate wait lifted from my shoulders.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 19 2018, @08:42AM
* You will be hit with a wooden rod if you don't wear one
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 19 2018, @09:25PM
Why should I, or anyone else, be forced to be humble?