Russian authorities used facial recognition tech to identify and arrest Navalny funeral...

[midian182]

In brief: Russian authorities used facial recognition technology to identify and arrest some citizens who attended the funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Russian watchdog OVD-Info reports that at least five people who attended the event have been detained in Moscow.

Navalny's funeral on March 1 was filled with supporters defying Russia's strict laws against pro-Ukrainian speech. One woman was captured on video saying "Glory to the heroes," the traditional response to the salute "Glory to Ukraine." She was charged with "displaying a banned symbol" and handed a small fine, but allowed to return home the next day, writes Semafor.

The Russian independent news outlet Agenstvo reports that several other funeral attendees were also apprehended, though the charges against them remain unknown.

OVD-Info spokesman Dmitry Anisimov told Agenstvo that Russian police were able to identify and trace individuals from the funeral "right up to their door" using facial recognition tech. Days before the funeral took place, authorities installed several new surveillance cameras around the church and cemetery.

Russia is one of many oppressive regimes that relies on facial recognition technology to identify dissidents. It has been used extensively to arrest hundreds of protesters since the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters writes that in 2017, Moscow announced the launch of one of the world's largest facial recognition video surveillance networks, which at the time consisted of 160,000 cameras, more than 3,000 of them connected to the facial recognition system. Originally meant to identify and capture criminals, the network is now used to spot protestors.

Reuters also notes that at least three of the companies (three Russian, one from Belarus) that provide the algorithms for Russia's facial recognition systems have used chips from Nvidia or Intel in conjunction with these algorithms, though there is no suggestion that the Western firms breached sanctions.

China is another country whose authorities lean heavily into facial recognition. It was reported in 2018 that some of China's police were using glasses embedded with the technology, and it was once used to identify a suspect from a crowd of 50,000 people. China even uses gait-recognition to identify people who are trying to hide their faces.

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[winjer]

Russia, the new North Korea.

 

[emmzo]

I still don't get many in the West fascination with Putin's Russia. I guess people love straight cut answers, the simplicity of an authoritarian regime, where order and submission is better than any debate that will hurt your feelings.

 

[dangh]

I still don't get many in the West fascination with Putin's Russia. I guess people love straight cut answers, the simplicity of an authoritarian regime, where order and submission is better than any debate that will hurt your feelings.

yup. *****s.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...mily-russia-bank-frozen-apology-feenstra.html

 

[WhiteLeaff]

Weak people! if Putin remains in power it is with the approval of russian people, there is no government in the world that could withstand a widespread revolt by the majority of the population.

Living without freedom is worse than being dead.

 

[Endymio]

Russia, the new North Korea.

Fun Fact: Navalny's first prison sentence was for calling for people to peacefully protest the administration's unfair attempts to derail his presidential campaign ... an eerie parallel of the authoritarian Left's attempt's to jail Trump for same here.

 

[winjer]

Fun Fact: Navalny's first prison sentence was for calling for people to peacefully protest the administration's unfair attempts to derail his presidential campaign ... an eerie parallel of the authoritarian Left's attempt's to jail Trump for same here.

That comparison between Trump and Navalny is *****ic.

 

[Endymio]

That comparison between Trump and Navalny is *****ic.

Absolutely! Navalny was sent to prison, and Trump so far has been beating the cooked-up charges against him. Big difference.

 

[Vanderlinde]

Fun Fact: Navalny's first prison sentence was for calling for people to peacefully protest the administration's unfair attempts to derail his presidential campaign ... an eerie parallel of the authoritarian Left's attempt's to jail Trump for same here.

I've seen footage on X with one of Navalny's associates trying to get millions of dollars to overthrown it's current regime.

After I read he was sentenced to 19 years of prison, it's not uncommon. If I start attracting funders with a goal of overthrowing my own goverment then yeah I could face pretty much same consequences.

People still believe that Putin had anything todo with the death - while no proper autopsy has shown otherwise. Navalry might be carried like many as a hero, he was a right wing nationalist with russian roots.

He pissed on the Ukrainans.

 

[kiwigraeme]

I still don't get many in the West fascination with Putin's Russia. I guess people love straight cut answers, the simplicity of an authoritarian regime, where order and submission is better than any debate that will hurt your feelings.

Use to get Trade Union leaders flown to the former USSR , can back all full of praise , absolute tossers
Then you had Reagan/Thatcher bad so USSR must be good - harmless twats

Then you had the Communist ( hard lefties ) , everyone is a sheep , but not them ,complaining about police brutality. We need government for the people by the people - Which really meant them in charge

But those that think Russia/Putin is great , leave them alone . Nato/Ukraine are bad are really enfeebled
They think Putin owns the libs, the woke, It's ok to kill transgender , gays . men are men blah blah BS. people who go on about manhood/real men/alpha males are a joke

Then there are those that just go with whatever Trump says - Trump says Putin is great , so Putin's great .
Trump says Putin can attack Nato countries or who he wants , if they don't pay their way . Ukraine should just roll over to Putin and war crimes - All great - Generals had tears running down their faces

NATO has only once come to someone's defense

Guess who - Americas defense - Trump wouldn't know that or care

Remember 9/11

Imagine MAGAs think Norks are great as well
Trump nor his father or grandfather has actively served America - that's for losers like the Bidens . POW , VETs are all losers
Truth doesn't matter Trump was the one who ensured a rout of Afghanistan by pulling so many troops , leaving a mess for the new administration - they will never read that report or care . Didn't care Trump allowed bounties to be put on US service men, but still grovelled when he met Putin .
Maga love him if he supports Israel or attacks Israel - no disconsonance -one doing lords work , other well just appeals to their antisemitism Jewish/Saurian cabals running the world , while democrats organise pedo gangs and aborting 9 month old babies

People who love authoritarians tend to be low educated , full of fear , blame others of their lives Law equals morality
They took our jobs picking beans
Is no wonder most MAGA live in most inept and corrupt States and have the worse life outcomes

Weird thing is if I travelled to those States those same people would be as nice as pecan pie to me

Other weird think is GOP is meant to be for small govt and govt interference
Try owning lots of weapons in a Russia/NK /China - does not happen
Anyway Trump wants to be a dictator on day one ,plans in place to replace DOJ / FBI etc with stooges ( only the best people ) The VP will only get job if can overturn 2028 election

Keep on rocking in the free world

 

[Endymio]

Trump nor his father or grandfather has actively served America - that's for losers like the Bidens

Biden received six draft deferrals during Vietnam; more than Trump. And during that war, Biden was caucusing for Congress on an anti-racial integration platform -- he once told Congress that allowing black children into white schools would transform them into "racial jungles". And while Biden entered politics dirt-poor and came out a millionaire a hundred times over, Trump was the first President in modern history to lose money while in office.

NATO has only once come to someone's defense. Guess who - Americas defense

Oops! NATO has carried out dozens of combat campaigns, including one in Serbia which (all NATO's European members claimed) was essential to peace in Europe. And in each and every one, it was the US and the US who performed 99.95% of the actual combat. A few other nations sent token forces, while Germany sends 300 "observers with helmets".

Anyway Trump wants to be a dictator on day one ,plans in place to replace DOJ / FBI etc with stooges

As opposed to the stooges who -- according to their Inspector-General -- lied to FISA judges and fabricated evidence to spy on the Trump campaign, who secretly organized attempts to illegally depose Trump from office, who created a disinformation campaign that Hunter's laptop was "Russian disinformation", whose own special prosecutor found that Joe Biden "willfully retained and disclosed" classified documents, but stated that they wouldn't charge him because he's "an elderly gentleman with poor memory", who sent a heavily-armed 40-man SWAT team to raid Trump's home, but quietly tipped off Joe weeks beforehand before searching his own home -- as they tipped off Hunter before the FBI interviewed him for offenses ranging from money-laundering to tax evasion to weapons charges.

Who's had a dozen whistleblowers come forth claiming the DOJ is shielding the Bidens from numerous investigations, while expending resources to spy on parents in PTA meetings? Who a federal judge found had been illegally colluding with Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube to silence true, but politically damaging content from conservatives?

 

[godrilla]

Absolutely! Navalny was sent to prison, and Trump so far has been beating the cooked-up charges against him. Big difference.

You'll never hear leftist mentioning the bipartisan 9-0 ruling he just received. They will default to their previous talking points. It's ironic the ones critical here are blindly ok with the NSA doing the same thing . I wonder which party wants less funding for the 3 letter alphabet groups that are currently targeting the opposition party? Also where is the CIA in all this? Unless it's all a front for the war effort!

 

[Theinsanegamer]

And rather predictably, the comments are either "Muh Orange man!" BS or completely miss the point. Most will take away "OMG russia bad" when the proper take away is " Mass surveillance will allow the government to punish those they dislike, those who anger them, or anyone who can be made an example of to keep power in the hands of greedy sociopaths".

 

[Endymio]

And rather predictably, the comments are either "Muh Orange man!" BS or completely miss the point. Most will take away "OMG russia bad" when the proper take away is " Mass surveillance will allow the government to punish those they dislike, those who anger them, or anyone who can be made an example of to keep power in the hands of greedy sociopaths".

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

 

[godrilla]

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Or how does anyone believe Russian state sponsored media/authorities? They show exactly what Putin wants you to see.

 

[wiyosaya]

Absolutely! Navalny was sent to prison, and Trump so far has been beating the cooked-up charges against him. Big difference.

You really ought to quit pretending that you are anything other than a paid, extreme right-wing shill who would lick the orangutan's boots, even if they were covered with dog crap, for the right amount of money.

Anyone with half a functioning brain cell can see that if Trump gets back into the White House, he will make the US exactly like Putin's Russia. The extreme right-wingers don't want freedom, they want lies and deceit and the ability to get away with it, and the "right" to bow before the orangutan for the scraps, if even that, he throws at them.

Say good bye to all that the extreme right wing claims to value if the orangutan gets re-elected.

 

[wiyosaya]

And rather predictably, the comments are either "Muh Orange man!" BS or completely miss the point. Most will take away "OMG russia bad" when the proper take away is " Mass surveillance will allow the government to punish those they dislike, those who anger them, or anyone who can be made an example of to keep power in the hands of greedy sociopaths".

Which is exactly what the orangutan wants, and if SCOTUS agrees, he will get. And you are not disturbed by that - even when the orangutan has said he will suspend the constitution if he is re-elected? https://apnews.com/article/social-media-donald-trump-8e6e2f0a092135428c82c0cfa6598444

And yes, I know, I played right into your comment's point. I think, however, you've missed that you are being fed total BS by the orangutan.

IMO, its amazing the what the extreme right-wingers refuse to see even when it is right in front of them. Then again, there are those who value hiding in plain sight because it works.

 

[wiyosaya]

Or how does anyone believe Russian state sponsored media/authorities? They show exactly what Putin wants you to see.

https://www.deseret.com/2023/9/26/2...-faith-religious-mitt-romney-vivek-ramaswamy/ That's the type of people who believe the crap that the Russian media spews.

 

[wiyosaya]

As opposed to the stooges who -- according to their Inspector-General -- lied to FISA judges and fabricated evidence to spy on the Trump campaign, who secretly organized attempts to illegally depose Trump from office, who created a disinformation campaign that Hunter's laptop was "Russian disinformation", whose own special prosecutor found that Joe Biden "willfully retained and disclosed" classified documents, but stated that they wouldn't charge him because he's "an elderly gentleman with poor memory", who sent a heavily-armed 40-man SWAT team to raid Trump's home, but quietly tipped off Joe weeks beforehand before searching his own home -- as they tipped off Hunter before the FBI interviewed him for offenses ranging from money-laundering to tax evasion to weapons charges.

And there you go again with your fossilized dinosaur turds. Is that all you have?

Who's had a dozen whistleblowers come forth claiming the DOJ is shielding the Bidens from numerous investigations, while expending resources to spy on parents in PTA meetings? Who a federal judge found had been illegally colluding with Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube to silence true, but politically damaging content from conservatives?

More fossilized dinosaur turds. Even people in the GOP, as well as legal experts, say that the BS the GOP has dredged up from the sewers and their front yards, simply does not rise to the level of impeachment. Contrary to the BS shield the senate raised when the orangutan was impeached for blackmailing a foreign country.

When you find that child porn ring and sexplotation Pizza Shop in DC, come back and let us know.

 

[godrilla]

https://www.deseret.com/2023/9/26/2...-faith-religious-mitt-romney-vivek-ramaswamy/ That's the type of people who believe the crap that the Russian media spews.

I'll admit both sides are prone to Putin propaganda and maybe that exactly where he wants us.

 

[wiyosaya]

And rather predictably, the comments are either "Muh Orange man!" BS or completely miss the point. Most will take away "OMG russia bad" when the proper take away is " Mass surveillance will allow the government to punish those they dislike, those who anger them, or anyone who can be made an example of to keep power in the hands of greedy sociopaths".

Here's an article about the measure of the orangutan - not that any right winger will believe it - much less read it. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...p-seeks-discount-on-fraud-penalty/ar-BB1joE6t

 

[wiyosaya]

 

[Theinsanegamer]

You really ought to quit pretending that you are anything other than a paid, extreme right-wing shill who would lick the orangutan's boots, even if they were covered with dog crap, for the right amount of money.

Anyone with half a functioning brain cell can see that if Trump gets back into the White House, he will make the US exactly like Putin's Russia. The extreme right-wingers don't want freedom, they want lies and deceit and the ability to get away with it, and the "right" to bow before the orangutan for the scraps, if even that, he throws at them.

Say good bye to all that the extreme right wing claims to value if the orangutan gets re-elected.

You prove my point exactly. Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real thing. You're so obsessed with 45 living rent free in your head, you miss the point. Trump is not in charge of Canada, or the UK, or gemany, or china. Countries and governments the world over LOVE mass surveillance and punitive punishment against those who hold the government accountable. Screaming about OrAnGe MaN bAd is exactly what those in power want you to do, keep attacking the puppet, pay no attention to what is behind the curtain.

This is why you should be fighting against police states, against mass surveillance, and for strong personal freedoms, instead of signing them over to Big Brother for a thin veil of "security".

 

[scavengerspc]

Fun Fact: Navalny's first prison sentence was for calling for people to peacefully protest the administration's unfair attempts to derail his presidential campaign ... an eerie parallel of the authoritarian Left's attempt's to jail Trump for same here.

Brother, this may be the dumbest damn thing I have ever heard.
May I just pretend that someone hijacked your account to post that?
We all know what Trump did, he admitted to it. YouTube is full of videos of him, in his own voice. Can you think of one thing Trump has admitted to that would not have landed you or I in the clink almost immediately?

Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real thing

Only in the mind of MAGA. We all find it truly hilarious that critiquing someone running for President as "derangement". Pitiful, is probably a better word.
I can see criticism of Biden, a President running for reelection, as perfectly valid. So long as it isn't bullshit, or done while ignoring shortcomings of their own candidate.
MAGA is truly a mass of conflicting impulses.

This is why you should be fighting against police states, against mass surveillance, and for strong personal freedoms, instead of signing them over to Big Brother for a thin veil of "security".

So, do you believe all those things started in 2021?

Here's an article about the measure of the orangutan - not that any right winger will believe it - much less read it. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...p-seeks-discount-on-fraud-penalty/ar-BB1joE6t

"I am a world-class liar, always have been, plus I paint myself orange. I deserve a discount! When do you run sales?"