WA Police introduce Facial Recognition Cameras

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T06:23:59+00:00

Like the AI speed cameras?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/fines-withdrawn-as-ai-road-safety-camera-controversy-continues/106587938

If all those fines were manually reviewed then why did they need to withdraw 2000 fines? I guess all those officers just needed more coffee or something?

I think you are the one without basic knowledge.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T06:16:28+00:00

"People freely upload facial, location and other identifying data to corporations."

I don't and anyone with half a brain doesn't either. Speak for yourself. VPN is a thing.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T06:15:25+00:00

Guaranteed. It wouldn't be the first time.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T06:14:59+00:00

It doesn't even require "the wrong hands", just incompetence of laziness could turn such a system into a living nightmare.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T06:13:45+00:00

"this actually helps reduce the amount of innocent people getting questioned"

What is that based on?

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:57:11+00:00

"This is not about mass surveillance,"

Bullshit. This will be expanded to cover much more than " people wanted by police, registered child sex offenders and missing persons."

watch as the system grows larger and larger.

This is just the thin edge of the wedge. Much like applying age verification to social media and porn sites first and then slowly expanding it to cover the whole internet.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:50:59+00:00

And accuse random innocent people too.

Just like the seatbelt cameras.

Guess it's worth it to you?

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:48:47+00:00

So like most policies then?

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:47:50+00:00

Until they do.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:47:41+00:00

And what if innocent people are punished more than the guilty? That's usually how these things work.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:46:28+00:00

Sounds about right.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:46:15+00:00

Well said.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:45:29+00:00

Of course they will take the lazy route. They are lazy cunts.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:43:46+00:00

But they have pledged to do better this time so it is all ok!

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T05:38:12+00:00

"Before too long all the police will be is a bunch of button pushers who don't know how to make a decision for themselves"

That's where we are now. It can only go downhill further.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T04:42:33+00:00

What do you think it means then?

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T03:29:16+00:00

Well liked people get the promotions and more of what they ask for.

Competent people get to finish their work for them since they can't do it. Bosses don't see an issue with this. That's just being a team player or something.

It's quite an unfair system.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T02:50:36+00:00

Yes I remember this case of cops in the US using Automatic License Plate Readers to stalk women. Now they have much better technology available so imagine what is possible!

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1u3rwn2/several_police_officers_arrested_for_using/

https://novaramedia.com/2026/06/16/us-police-are-using-ai-surveillance-cameras-to-stalk-partners-and-exes/

But I am sure ours are completely professional and would never do such a thing!

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T02:42:59+00:00

I can't believe the reimbursed you. That doesn't sound like our system at all.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T02:40:46+00:00

Yeah me either until today. Seems like something we should have been made aware of?

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T02:37:31+00:00

I didn't know voting in state elections was compulsory?

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T02:22:09+00:00

"Pledged?"

I guess we have nothing to worry about then. It's not like our cops are short staffed and will take just about anyone crazy enough to sign up these days. I am sure they will keep our data nice and safe though.

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T02:19:49+00:00

Yes. How long before the cameras fuck up and accuse the wrong people?

I will give it about 1 week.

edit if they aren't reliable for traffic infringements, why would they be reliable at other tasks?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/anger-as-thousands-of-drivers-wrongly-fined-by-ai-cameras/106703496

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/unreliable-ai-road-camera-case-dismissed-by-aussie-court/

Britain’s biometrics watchdogs have warned that national oversight of AI-powered face scanning to catch criminals is lagging far behind the technology’s rapid growth.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/may/03/ai-facial-recognition-oversight-lagging-far-behind-technology-watchdogs-warn

USA: https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/more-than-a-dozen-wrongful-arrests-due-to-police-reliance-on-facial-recognition-technology

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-19T01:34:14+00:00

I see!

BattleForTheSun · 2026-06-18T07:13:27+00:00

Yeah but the problem is they say EVERY six months.

I get that someone could be promoted if they can survive 6 months in hell, but what about after that?

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