tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043381.post4213655725550650515..comments2023-11-03T04:48:30.117-07:00Comments on themacinator: What's Alameda County Got To Do With It?themacinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604965394470394628noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043381.post-77569349700298116662013-02-20T09:50:07.140-08:002013-02-20T09:50:07.140-08:00@thb: i suppose it could be, if the drone actually...@thb: i suppose it could be, if the drone actually caught a crime in process, which would mean it would have to be used in surveillence, which is something that i would put in the negative column.<br /><br />if i remember correctly, facial recognition software is something that this drone can be equipped with but doesn't have yet which is something EFF is concerned with- since ALCO hasn't specified exactly what they're going to use it for, and sense they'll be sharing their data with fusion centers who definitely won't be specifying what they're using it for, and don't have to, really (think Patriot Act), it's definitely the kind of thing that stats out as one of those good ideas and quickly falls into one of those, holy shit, they've got all my info and i didn't realize what this was turning into!themacinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604965394470394628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043381.post-875483651792588492013-02-20T07:24:25.592-08:002013-02-20T07:24:25.592-08:00One (only one?) positive aspect of drones: can the...One (only one?) positive aspect of drones: can they positively identify individuals? if so, then the ability to place the right person at a specific spot and time seems beneficial in avoiding accusing the wrong person of a crime. True?thbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884109179180803833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043381.post-20262944784886466872013-02-19T19:44:16.786-08:002013-02-19T19:44:16.786-08:00To figure out exactly which supervisor district (a...To figure out exactly which supervisor district (and flood control district and everything else), see <a href="http://www.acgov.org/ms/addresslookup/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">this handy page</a> on the acgov site.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com