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Dystopian…. Imagine having your school lunch tied to your identity… (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago by RyanGosling@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 27 points 7 months ago

I mean, facial recognition in school is kind of dystopian

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 45 points 7 months ago

fuck biometrics everybody should hate biometrics

[-] Hurvitz@hexbear.net 38 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Is this actually a school, though? the propagandist posting this didn't bother to check certainly (edit: and didn't even claim it specifically). It doesn't really look like one to me, and facial recognition would make a lot more sense as payment, not as school ID.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 26 points 7 months ago

I don’t see how it’s anymore dystopian than having to use an ID badge for everything, which I’ve done since I was 7. That identifies me and my school record followed me for like 12 years. I guess if you include the implications for selling data and whatnot it would be worse than an ID

[-] Barabas@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago

I don’t see the issue that is solved by having facial recognition, the amount extra an outsider who snuck in would eat is negligible compared to the amount that any school large enough that they don’t recognise every student make. Only reason that you’d need an ID is if you’re paying for the food, and I was under the impression that free lunch was the norm in China.