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SVAintNoWaytoday at 2:02 PM2 repliesview on HN

> But the graphic Amazon used seems to have unwittingly depicted how invasive this technology can be

This is a calculated move to normalize such technology. Yes, it will cause controversy in the short term, and these companies knew this was a possibility—but as a result the image in people's minds won't be the gestapo rounding up grannies; it'll kids finding puppies. To call this "unwitting" is simply naive (not surprising for Greenwald).


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californicaltoday at 2:05 PM

That’s why I’m hoping the news picks this up more - especially about the intended integration with flock/ICE. That might be the issue that brings awareness mainstream beyond the tech-aware circles

baobabKoodaatoday at 2:16 PM

No marketing team would willingly do this and it's insane to think otherwise.

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