411 on Fioraxxx, soon in NYC

[corp.exc.bttm]

11 hours ago, surferguy said:

This implies ICE is monitoring RM for incoming visitors ?  That seems like a stretch - the federal government is scanning RM for personal details in order to detain foreign visitors (with proper documentation no less) when they attempt to enter ?  They have bigger fish to fry and their focus is elsewhere.

 

So much has changed in the past few years between advances in facial recognition technology and the shifts in US politics that it’s hard to keep up with how enforcement tactics have evolved, especially when DT follows no laws. 

A few years ago, I read an article (which I can no longer find) discussing how DoD contractors were partnering with facial recognition companies to cross reference social media accounts with profiles on known xxx platforms. This was framed as an effort to combat xxx trafficking. At the time (pre–DT 2.0), US based providers were relatively safe operating within the US and many countries abroad, protected by citizenship and legal rights (a sentence that feels surreal to write today).

Now, it’s clear that non US citizens advertising on these platforms are extremely likely to be in some form of DOH database. I have firsthand knowledge of individuals from Latin America who advertised on RM, arrived at the US border, and were turned away with 5–10 year bans. This may not be new info to many of us, but the reality is that both providers and clients are operating in an entirely new landscape. We need to act more carefully and start thinking with our heads, not our impulses.

I wish RM would use the enormous revenue generated from provider and client subscriptions to enhance security, anonymity, and education around privacy and risk. But until that happens, the responsibility falls on each of us to educate and protect ourselves.

I hope to live long enough where this will all be decriminalized, I feel so bad for this guy and many others. 

Edited 11 hours ago by corp.exc.bttm

[builder boy]

Sadly he gone