[seanf]

My gym also uses facial recognition, but does it via a person sitting behind a desk checking that my member ID matches my face. I don't think many people are uncomfortable with this process, and this biometric method has been used for a long time.

[Nikaoto]

Yes, but that person can't copy your biometric data stored in their brain, convert it to a standardized format, and distribute it to millions of other devices.

[seanf]

You mean like a photo?

[Nikaoto]

They would have to use a camera, which you would have to allow.

[nathancahill]

Every gym I've joined snaps your picture when you sign up.

[bilbo0s]

>and distribute it to millions of other devices...

Or just hundreds of other organizations and corporations.

[tokyodude]

not yet but that day is coming soon.

https://after-on.com/episodes-31-60/039

[hbbio]

Yes, but there are few chances that the person sitting behind the deck will be the target of a brain cyberattack!

[cwillu]

What exactly do you think phishing is?

[asaph]

Yet

[java-man]

the big difference is that the data is stored temporarily in a human brain.

as opposed to, you know, somewhere in a poorly designed system which gets hacked.

(sorry, apparently joined a chorus)

[seanf]

The photo on the card is already stored in a system somewhere, and already vulnerable to attack. The brain is just for authentication at the door.

[java-man]

good point, though there might be a bit more biometric data required for a good facial recognition system.

[John_KZ]

Not necessarily.

[leetcrew]

the gym thing seems like a bit of a red herring. certainly when you're in your own home you have a reasonable expectation of privacy. even in a shared public space, you ought to have some legal protection against being arbitrarily tracked/surveiled. but on the literal physical premises of a private business, I'm not sure it's such a reasonable expectation.