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>>dsr12+(OP)
The timing of the release of this tool seems a bit innapropriate, given the state of rioting in a few US cities now. It's going to be incredibly draining on law enforcement in the US for a few years to identify and prosecute criminals involved in riots. Most victims already who have lost their homes, their businesses, and even their loved ones will mostly likely never see the criminals brought to justice given the scale of the violence.

It could be useful to protect people from relatiation under an authoritarian government, such as in Hong Kong. I dislike the idea of a government using mass automatic identification, that could be used again by authoritarians for terrible goals. I also dislike the idea of the opposite and using automatic anonymizing to protect criminals during riots. We're probably going to keep seeing an arms race in this, with good and bad actors on all sides.

>>hangph+Sl
What about identifying the police who are breaking the law? Not just the ones attacking peaceful protesters, but the agents provocateur?

Peaceful protest is being squashed and de-legitimized. This is the flowering of fascism.

>>pstuar+Km
Looting and rioting and attacking shop owners trying to save their businesses and burning down cars and buildings. Not peaceful protests.

>>6nf+eP
And agents provocateur. Violence is part of the plan.