Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases of Their Patrons?

3 months ago by babysmokesalot to c/fuck_ai

Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. For venues serving vulnerable communities, the stakes of using this technology are high.

Cross posted from https://sh.itjust.works/post/64309491

Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. Much of the attention has focused on reports that the system photographs patrons as they enter venues and questions about whether those images are used for facial recognition.

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Covenant 20 points 3 months ago

Damn. Some people need to know their history before building a database of people/communities

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