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Is it acceptable to use facial recognition in public spaces?

For

It can help find missing people and prevent crimes.

Against

It creates constant surveillance and threatens privacy rights.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Public-space monitoring tools are advances for residents' comfort and safety.
    RedditTranslated from French
  • Facial recognition technology could be useful against crime.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Nothing can prevent tracking every arbitrary person at any time, even their every step on the street 24/7.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Being constantly filmed and analyzed prevents any possibility of moving freely without being identified.
    RedditTranslated from French
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