Interessante, specie: “After all, outdated legal doctrines hold that people lack a reasonable expectation of privacy when they’re in public. As a result, journalists have a legal right to photograph whomever they choose at these newsworthy events.”

Sara’ pure outdated, ma se e’ in vigore vale. In ogni caso mentre un passante ha sicuramente titolo a richiedere di non esser ripreso, perche’ si fa gli affari suoi, non credo che lo stesso valga per chi manifesta in piazza. Chi scende in piazza per questo o quel motivo sta proprio facendo un atto (legittimo e da proteggere) di comunicazione pubblica delle proprie idee, e quindi e’ giusto sapere chi sia. 

interessante

From: nexa <nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it> On Behalf Of J.C. DE MARTIN
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Subject: [nexa] Selinger, "Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database"

Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database

In the United States, at least one in four law enforcement agencies
are able to use facial recognition technology. The implications are troubling

Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn

Fri 17 Jul 2020 11.27 BST

In recent weeks, millions have taken to the streets to oppose police violence and proudly say: “Black Lives Matter.” These protests will no doubt be featured in history books for many generations to come. But, as privacy researchers, we fear a darker legacy, too. We know that hundreds of thousands of photos and videos of protesters have been recorded and uploaded online. They could remain there indefinitely, only to be dredged up decades later. It is for this reason that we must ask whether those photos could end up in a facial recognition database.

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continua qui: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/17/protest-black-lives-matter-database