Comments on: Why on earth are the NZ Police trialling mass surveillance face recognition tech without any clearance?

By: youngsuffrajet

youngsuffrajet — Wed, 13 May 2020 03:19:53 +0000

I remember a statement from the new Commissioner of Police when he took over. He was talking about the COVID-19 lock-down levels. He said that he reminds himself that the Police, police by consent. Well, what a joke that has turned out to be. Say one thing that sounds all nice and cheesy and then his own staff carry on and trial this new equipment without telling anyone including their own bosses. Talk about the tail wagging the dog.

Facial recognition surveillance; cops probably being able to enter houses without a search warrant to investigate if they are holding a gathering of more than ten people – even if they are all members of the same family and COVID-19 free; heavy handed tactics with an elderly couple taking a walk near their home while under Level 4; what next? And we are meant to believe that the Police police by consent – what a farcical joke.

By: manfred staab

manfred staab — Wed, 13 May 2020 02:58:32 +0000

Techno-capitalism / surveillance capitalism mainstreamed globally.

Step by step.

https://theintercept.com/2020/05/08/andrew-cuomo-eric-schmidt-coronavirus-tech-shock-doctrine/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_why_fascism_is_so_tempting_and_how_your_data_could_power_it

By: Swamphen

Swamphen — Wed, 13 May 2020 02:50:12 +0000

But the easter bunny and the tooth fairy are essential.
Smoke and mirrors..

By: Helena Jordan

Helena Jordan — Wed, 13 May 2020 02:40:59 +0000

And it’s gonna get worse!

By: Zack Brando

Zack Brando — Wed, 13 May 2020 02:38:19 +0000

In reply to AJ. They already have warrant-less search powers. They only need to sight National Security Legislation .. and .. THEY'RE IN !! .. lmfa0 Legalize cannabis ASAP aye

By: Angie Marino

Angie Marino — Wed, 13 May 2020 02:07:38 +0000

Your vaccine making the most progress is funded by US DOD (America department of defense) so why do you care? Yeah, keep being a parrot about vaccines. Shoot yourself up with the DOD who made the most monies, yeah, yum.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 13 May 2020 01:41:08 +0000

It’s unfortunate that incompetent commanders would get caught out like this. It is indeed the mark of a truly competent leader commanding small numbers of men and woman to incorporate new technology and new tactics to make a smaller force into a more unpredictable force but Yknow being unpredictable is no good when every knows your tricks, fucken dumb arses.

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 13 May 2020 01:33:10 +0000

And on top of this the Government wants to give them warrantless search powers?

By: G.A.P.

G.A.P. — Wed, 13 May 2020 01:30:01 +0000

Un fkn believable, heard this on rnz nat yesterday. Let us not forget that this has surfaced just as parliament is about to give the biggest gang in the country unbelievable powers of search and seizure (ostensibly to combat covid 19.)
But hey Martyn nothing to worry about, if you are not doing anything wrong you have noooooothing to fear?????

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 13 May 2020 01:26:47 +0000

Don’t worry. If there is found to be a problem in terms of a breach of the law or guidelines, legislation will be swiftly introduced to parliament to retrospectively make everything all right. That’s what we do. To do anything else would reek of holding the police to account.