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everyone is talking about the new facial recognition locks, but nobody mentions how much of a privacy nightmare this actually is. companies claim it improves security, yet they are basically building a permanent database of every employee's movements. if you think your data is safe just because it is encrypted, you are being extremely naive.
>the server logs every single second of your presence.
it creates a massive vulnerability where a single breach could expose biometric identifiers that you can never change. unlike a password, you cannot simply reset your retina or fingerprint after a leak. the only real fix is to keep identity verification strictly on user-controlled hardware like physical security keys. the convenience of a camera scan is not worth the loss of anonymity. we should be pushing for decentralized authentication instead of letting corporations hold our biological traits hostage. it will all work out in the end is a dangerous way to think about digital surveillance.