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The Anti-Dystopians
"Automating Apartheid": Facial Recognition Tech in Palestine
Aug 21, 2023
Dr. Matt Mahmoudi, lead researcher on the Amnesty International report 'Automating Apartheid', discusses the deployment of facial recognition technology in Palestine. They explore how it consolidates discriminatory policing practices, the 'gamification' of these systems, their impact on Palestinian lives, and the possibility of repurposing existing CCTV systems for similar militarized policing.
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- Facial recognition technology in Palestine reinforces apartheid practices and intensifies restrictions on freedom of movement for Palestinians.
- The deployment of facial recognition technology in Palestine involves the creation of extensive databases without consent, leading to a gamified system that rewards military units for capturing facial images.
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The Impact of Facial Recognition Technology on Palestinians in the OPT
The Amnesty International Report called 'Automated Apartheid' sheds light on the use of facial recognition technology in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT). The report highlights how facial recognition is reinforcing apartheid practices and intensifying restrictions on freedom of movement for Palestinians. The technology is being used in Hebron as part of a smart city initiative, where checkpoints equipped with facial recognition tools govern Palestinians' access to basic services such as medical care and education. The report also explores the surveillance and oppression in East Jerusalem, where facial recognition is used alongside Israeli security forces to suppress social life and prevent safe exercise of the right to protest. The discriminatory nature of the technology and its potential expansion beyond the OPT raises concerns about the violation of human rights in other contexts as well.
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