[disremembered]

Facial recognition is here, alongside pervasive surveillance. Voice and gait recognition probably aren't too far behind.

> "“In theory,” Tsvetkov told RuNet Echo, "this service could be used by a serial killer or a collector trying to hunt down a debtor.”

If anything, this technology will make serial killers easier to catch, right?

[jessaustin]

As seen on HN again today [0], everything that law enforcement touches, turns to shit. They will take a perfect "gait recognition" system and within a month they'll decide it's too conservative and start dialing back the match parameters until they get a list of twenty suspects every time they use the system. Then whomever among that unfortunate list is least able to prove an alibi (i.e. the poorest person) will go directly to prison.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11578240

[maxerickson]

Or prosecute an entire mob.

I wonder how long until you can be arrested for having a mask on in public.