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NYPD bypassed facial recognition ban to ID pro-Palestinian student protester

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293 points dataflow | 3 comments | 18 Jul 25 13:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.642s | source
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game_the0ry ◴[18 Jul 25 14:45 UTC] No.44605223[source]▶
Once you give the government access to powerful tools, you can be certain they will abuse to maintain their power over you.
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1. i_love_retros ◴[18 Jul 25 15:57 UTC] No.44606225[source]▶
Just because the police said he threw a rock doesn't mean he threw a rock.
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2. ◴[18 Jul 25 16:11 UTC] No.44606406[source]▶
3. whatshisface ◴[18 Jul 25 16:44 UTC] No.44606861[source]▶
This argument is "could you rob a bank if it was to feed your family," applied to the police.