Clearview AI

     Today's  New York Times offering on the secretive surveillance company Clearview AI was certainly a shot across the bow for we humans now being delivered into a Sara Connors worldscape.  David Scalzo one of the companies early investors was reported to have earnestly said, “I’ve come to the conclusion that because information constantly increases, there’s never going to be privacy.  Laws have to determine what’s legal, but you can’t ban technology. Sure, that might lead to a dystopian future or something, but you can’t ban it.” Other start-up investors were reported to trace to Peter Thiel and Rudy Giuliani. 

      Funding this seemingly significant commercial advancement in the science/art of facial recognition is, I presume,  just evidence of the groups capitalistic acumen and has nothing to do with the "common color red".....just sayin!

     Albeit that the "poiesis player" is an Australian Vietnamese named Mr. That, and his support came from coastal investors, the companies first commercial surveillance applications were in Indiana, very far culturally from San Francisco where all government access to facial recognition is unlawful.  Regardless, with face/name identities for approaching half the planet population avaiable to every "google glass" sporting  doorman, cop, realtor, et.al.... well,  it's a species game changer. 

     Google, et.al dismissed such a pursuit almost a decade ago.  The Times investigation referenced the FBI database to be paltry by comparison.  Whether this is true, only Barr and Snowden know.  I guess we will all find out.  No need to respond with a "smile",  you see your already on "Candid Camera"

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html