As someone who is seriously immune-compromised and also gets social anxiety, masks are the best thing to happen to me in a long time. I get none of the claustrophobia or breathing restrictions some people talk about and find masks perfectly comfortable, and it actually lets me go to the shops or walk through town without freaking out.
More importantly though it sets a precedent for the future. We now know how easy it is for an airborne virus to decimate us, so even when this virus is over it'll be acceptable for people with immune issues to keep wearing masks "just in case" (similar to Japan/etc, although I know some of that is about stopping other people from getting sick).
I was curious if the value of the facial recognition startups is at risk with masks becoming more prevalent. Wouldn't be surprised if they are lobbying against mask mandates and mask enforcement as their entire business model must be at risk.
Good. Fuck 'em. I tried find "better" language, but it's just such a perfect way to express it. No level of "nice words" will convey the mood/tone/loathing I feel towards facial recognition as succinctly.
I've read that gait recognition is even easier to implement and more accurate than facial recognition. People will find more and more innovative ways to invade our privacy.
Any enterprise class FR was already doing face masks before the pandemic. I know the FR I work on worked fine before with masks, and now with enhancements much better.
Even after a vaccine comes out that makes COVID an annual thing to deal with like the flu, I'm still going to wear a mask in public. Not that I'm concerned about catching anything, but just because of the public facial recog bullshit that is much too prevalent. Plus, there's just something satisfying about walking into my bank wearing a bandana when accessing my account. They make it so damn difficult to use my money they make me feel like I'm trying to rob them. So now I'm just dressing the part.
They should use that software to identify the Missy Beavers killer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9b1dIi9E2M Personally I still think it is the father in law even though he allegedly has an alibi.
Think of what a PR coup it would be for the camera company if they resolved a notorious cold case using their tech.
More importantly though it sets a precedent for the future. We now know how easy it is for an airborne virus to decimate us, so even when this virus is over it'll be acceptable for people with immune issues to keep wearing masks "just in case" (similar to Japan/etc, although I know some of that is about stopping other people from getting sick).