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Australian police use facial recognition to make sure you're home during COVID quarantine

Andrea from Morningside

A thought provoking article for this mornings readers..๐ŸŒ„
Australia's two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID-19 quarantine, expanding trials that have sparked controversy to the vast majority of the country's population.
While the recognition technology has been used in countries like China, no other democracy has been reported as considering its use in connection with coronavirus containment procedures.
The UN has warned against facial rcognition technology, arguing it could pose a serious danger to human rights -
"Facial recognition technology might seem like a convenient way to monitor people in quarantine but ... if something goes wrong with this technology, the risk of harm is high".
By Euronews, Reuters & AP โ€ข 17/09/2021 - 11:57

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Lest we forget...

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Idiot owner of a black VW Golf

Rebecca from Point Chevalier

To the owner of the child that drives a black VW golf registration plate either LUY601 or IUY601 PLEASE remind the idiot that the road through fowlds Park is NOT a race track. There are dogs,children and people I was crossing over from the park to the other side and my dog and I were nearly bowled. That thing was not stopping. And it had a passenger. Traveling at least 60km.

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What's On: Eastern Table Tennis Club

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Table tennis club meets every Monday night at 7.30p.m. All welcome. Annual Adult Subscription FREE. School children FREE. For more information contact Bob ph. (021) 619 619.
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