One of the best pieces of self-hosted software ever to exist.

Edit: This is Immich! for the folks who don’t know.

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    4 months ago

    Let me be 100% clear. The one and only purpose of this software is to aid ice in deporting Americans. If you don’t see that as fascist you’re either mentally damaged or part of the fascists arm

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      4 months ago

      The fault lies with the makers and users of the softeware. Software doesn’t have political opinions, it’s software.

      It’s like saying Panzer tanks were fascist because they were built by the Nazis. Tanks cannot be fascist, they’re tanks. So despite being made and used by fascists, they’re not fascist, they’re tanks.

      That’s the same exact thing here. Facial recognition software can be used by fascists, but that doesn’t make the software itself fascist.

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        4 months ago

        You’re plainly ignoring the statement. The facial recognition software determines the citizenship of people. It’s not some general facial recognition. You’re arguing in bad faith

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          4 months ago

          Again, it’s not the software itself that’s fascist, it’s what it’s being used for that’s fascist. Facial recognition for determining citizenship could absolutely be used for non-fascist purposes, like simplifying border crossings to not require documentation (i.e. completely opt-in). Likewise, surveillance systems can also not be used until there’s an actual warrant (i.e. no passive recording), which can help in catching dangerous criminals.

          The technology itself isn’t fascist, it’s how it’s applied that’s fascist. The mass data collection is fascist, the tools used to collect that data isn’t fascist in the same way that guns and tanks aren’t fascist, but they can certainly be used by fascists.