And at the end the normal people will be the real targets … as usual in “security politics”.
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That’s also violence. The thing is most people don’t care enough to do something about violence by people in power. People in power coerce, deceive, kidnap, and do many violent things.
People in power are willing to work endlessly to inflict violence on the rest, and most people are too lazy and apathetic to do something about it because they aren’t affected, yet. By the time they are directly affected, it is too late.
As I told you, most people are phone addicts or computer addicts who don’t really care about freedom and don’t really care about what happens outside their little screens. They are addicted to media and screens. What is linus torvalds? A computer addict who found a productive outlet for his computer addiction.
Real safety or real security is impossible on earth. If people in power say safety or security, they want control. Safety and security are magic words for achieving global centralization. Globalization is global centralization.
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Facial Recognition? WTF is wrong with them? What’s wrong with the ticket, it’s been working for years without invading anyone’s privacy.
Isn’t there a way to opt out of that system?
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The guy at the gate sounds like an arrogant dick who doesn’t even know how to pronounce Linux, let alone understand what it is, and not much help to boot. Makes me wonder why he’s even there; I had plenty of staff help me in even without the QR Code (from other ticket stores, mind you)
I’ve been to a few shows myself (really hate the app thing) but you shouldn’t even need to use their app so as long as you can open up your web browser and access your account on the Ticketmaster website. Just look through you ‘Upcoming Events’ , click on the show you’re heading to and the QR Code should be accessible and usable from there.
Mind you, I used this method in the UK, so I don’t know how it differs in the US.
Furthermore, I had an issue before where upon entering my account, I had been met with the “Your Browsing Activity has been Paused” and requesting change devices, wi-fi or mobile network and whatnot.
My way around this is to go back to the log on screen, tap ‘forgotten password’ and following the instructions and change the password. Verifying the link from the email they sent to you should be enough to confirm it’s you.
Then just log in again with your new password and boom, you’re in.
Is this helpful to you?
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The problem is the global system is using centralized identities as a choke point of censorship for dissenters who oppose violence by people in power.
Facial recognition is linked to your centralized identity. The ticket app also checks your centralized identity. If you oppose violence, your credit card may refuse payment at grocery stores, or facial recognition cameras may report you to police when you enter grocery stores. Artificial famine for dissenters.
China prevents you from going to certain places with face recognition cameras.
If people are moral, then facial recognition doesn’t do harm, but people are immoral, and they subvert technologies to inflict violence on people who oppose violence.
Facial recognition itself isn’t so problematic if people are moral. However, facial recognition can be a form of trespass into your private domain. Your location information can be your private information. Why should government need to know your location at all times? Isn’t it trespass into your privacy? Centralized facial recognition is quite a privacy violation.
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I do understand that and I’m very much aware what happens in China and with facial recognition.
What I’m trying to imply is that it shouldn’t be mandatory nor does it have any benefits to show entry for the people. It can only be used for potential exploitation or at the very least have too much leverage over the public, which isn’t very secure to us citizen.
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t need security and surveillance, but the traditional methods have been proven to work best.
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I’ve seen that occur in an American Airport when I was traveling domestically.
Apparently by law you could opt out and use your ticket to scan yourself in (this may depend on which state your in though, but I can’t be sure).
When I went up to the counter, the flight attendant tried to encourage me to scan my biometrics but quickly accepted my ticket which otherwise would have never been used, which should’ve made the whole Biometric tech pointless in the first place (for my needs)
However, In London Heathrow, UK, there had been an incident where one person at the front gate let me through the first check point without having me go through the line for photographs or facial scans, but the flight attendant’s refused to let me through the last gate/board the plane without the scans (though, maybe I could’ve tries harder?)
In which case, I went up to the machine, tilted my head so low that it couldn’t scan my face (head scan) to compare me to the previous scan that doesn’t actually exist. I was let through. I think it may have been a delete your details within the next 24 hours thing.
I don’t fly from there anymore. I tried to look up that info about biometrics with the airline, but I couldn’t see their policies covering that. I requested details of what they do with our biometric data several times and never got a response back.
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This woman went through a London airport and was able to refuse all biometric scan, you’ll be interested in this video Airport/train station biometrics: You have a right to refuse. REFUSE before it's too late.
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Thank you very much, I’ll check that out
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Hi Sethf, I just checked the video and when she said she was coming home from England/UK, she seemed to be referring to her experience returning to the US under TSA security from England, not referring to going through UK Security (They don’t use the tern TSA there).
I mean, if I could’ve declined the biometric at the first gate then I’m sure I may be able to do so in the last gate, I just should’ve tried harder.
However, I did see on the Londom Heathrow website that it stated it can’t be declined, but not under any sort of disclaimer or official policie.
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I wasn’t aware that TSA operated outside of the physical territory of the United States.
Fwiw it’s also possible to fly domestically in the United States without identification, but you will get hassled. Corey Eib & Todd McGreevy | Agenda 31, Article IV State Citizenship & The Federal Fraud • The Higherside Chats
Maybe this can or should be spun off into a new thread, it’s drifted away somewhat from the original posters issue.
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Sorry, what I meant that she came from the UK and landed in the US to then go through TSA.
I could’ve worded that much better.
I do know that there is a “US border patrol” in Dublin, if that counts. Those without US citizenship will have to take biometric scans when entering the US.
And as you say, US domestic flights doesn’t require anyone to comply biometric scanning.
If there is a need to take this discussion into another thread and subject, then by all means, try it.
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Any topic title that starts “venting about” and ends “societal norms” will encompass much! As long as it relates to attacks on your privacy and/or security, as you were.
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