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2018-04-14 Government

Singapore to test facial recognition on lampposts, stoking privacy fears

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Posted by 3dc 2018-04-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 Surely lampposts have no reasonable expectation of privacy?

Though Asia most sapient place,
The sagest may suffer disgrace:
Confucius once holler,
"Immoderate scholar
Who run into lamppost lose face!"

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2018-04-14 01:46|| 2018-04-14 01:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Think of the savings in medical and pension funds not having to hire a cop to stand there and do the same thing.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-04-14 08:43|| 2018-04-14 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't all lamposts look the same?

Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-14 14:05|| 2018-04-14 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Though Asia most sapient place,
The sagest may suffer disgrace:
Confucius once holler,
"Immoderate scholar
Who run into lamppost lose face!"

That there is prime grade A doggerel.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-04-14 15:45|| 2018-04-14 15:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Fun with Pareidolia!:

Source.

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-04-14 16:53|| 2018-04-14 16:53|| Front Page Top

#6 prime grade A doggerel

But murdered humanely, I promise! [chopping and yelping from behind tasteful screen]

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2018-04-14 22:44|| 2018-04-14 22:44|| Front Page Top

#7 That there is prime grade A doggerel.

Isn’t it just! :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2018-04-14 22:52|| 2018-04-14 22:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't all lamposts look the same?

You'd be surprised. An Occurrence at K Street Bridge

Posted by Whetle Whager1381 2018-04-14 23:03|| 2018-04-14 23:03|| Front Page Top

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