Re: An LAPD helicopter claimed

In misc.news.internet.discuss, JAB  <here@is.invalid> wrote:

Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

Perhaps it's only being used to identify the ones rioting and looting.
If that's the case, I have no problem with it.

That's easy, it's the cops.

I highly doubt facial recognition is possible via helicopter

Helicopter with a Stingray or whatever cellphone intercept device cops
use these days could probably fish a bunch of people. Hard to pin down
which ones are which unless they are actively streaming from the phone
at the time of the intercept.

Drone aerial surveillance to track vehicles, then ID via ground
observation has been done before. Not sure how helpful that would be
here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann
    In 2013, an article on "Zimmermann's Law" quoted Phil Zimmermann as
    saying "The natural flow of technology tends to move in the
    direction of making surveillance easier", and "the ability of
    computers to track us doubles every eighteen months", in
    reference to Moore's law.

Elijah
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lying about methods is a well known cop tactic