Protestors In Hong Kong Are Cutting Down Facial Recognition Towers [GIF]
submitted 3 years ago by magnora7 from (gfycat.com)
[–]soundsalad 14 insightful - 4 fun14 insightful - 3 fun15 insightful - 3 fun15 insightful - 4 fun - 3 years ago (5 children)
I feel like they are always one step ahead of the curve. Maybe because their government is also one step ahead of the curve in terms of implementing authoritarian and intrusive technology.
[–]magnora7[S] 9 insightful - 4 fun9 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 4 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Necessity is the mother of invention
[–]jet199Instigatrix 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Well it's the people who keep the government running and developing, not the other way round.
[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
Maybe because their government is also one step ahead of the curve in terms of implementing authoritarian and intrusive technology.
All of this facial recognition/mass surveillance stuff was pioneered in the West. Like it usually goes, China just copies.
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The West makes it, China tests it, then the West uses it. Is that how it goes?
[–]asterias 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Their government just follows in the steps of western governments. The difference is that in the West most people don't mind it. Hong Kong protesters get a lot of sympathy from the West, where all these technologies have already been implemented, isn't it ironic?
[–]cant_even 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Next week: "CCP implements license requirement for possession of power saws."
[–]RightousBob 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
FREE HONG KONG!
[–]sainit 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Nice! Time to start deleting some of the infrastructure that is used against us, we've paid for it with our tax dollars.
[–]PatDaddysFShack 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
This is an Act of Democracy. Hong Kong is the new shining light on the hill. Every nation on Earth must follow Hong Kong's teachings!
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They will be squashed like bugs.
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good work, m7
[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Cheers, happy new year!
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That's nice and all but I asked for my burger without pickles.
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Oy vey, wear the mask or cut down the towers. What to do?
How about both?
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