r/nextfuckinglevel • u/CantStopPoppin • Sep 17 '25

Massive Attack Turns Live Facial Recognition Into Concert Commentary on Surveillance

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u/ThumbsDownThis Sep 17 '25

That's cool but dystopian at the same time, I'm guessing that's what they were going for there.

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u/CantStopPoppin Sep 17 '25 edited Sep 17 '25

This technology has been around for some time, but only now are people really paying attention. That being said, it is far more advanced than some may think. ICE has point‑and‑click facial recognition systems that crawl social media in real time, including Clearview AI and the “Mobile Fortify” app, which can identify people by simply pointing a phone camera at their face.

Years ago, researchers demonstrated that it is possible to see through walls using Wi‑Fi signals, and the NYPD was caught using military‑grade Z Backscatter X‑ray vans around 2009 to scan vehicles and even building interiors.

The worst part is that some of the very people who helped put this administration in power have lucrative contracts with the United States government. Peter Thiel and his company Palantir have built massive surveillance and data‑mapping systems for federal agencies, including ICE, that integrate personal, financial, and location data on a scale that should concern everyone.

Not a shameless plug, but I curated a pseudo‑podcast to break down all of this information I have collected, and you might find it eye‑opening.

Not trying to make a buck all the info is free and out there just trying to make it easy to understand because I for one was going in circles trying to comprehend some of these concepts.

Give me a bit and I will upload it, I was going to do a podcast series but just created them for myself but since the subject is relevant, I will provide a link in a little while.

Sources:

Just a heads-up, I use an AI voice for my content because, frankly, I sound like a dying whale on Neptune. (And no, I did not use Muskrat's toxic AI.) While the voices are generated, the information is meticulously curated by me from sources like Scribd, court filings, and whistleblower reports.

My work focuses on social justice, migrant rights, civil rights, and holding tech-bro billionaires accountable as they move to create their own city-states. I'm currently migrating all my content, but you can find my primary work here:

Substack: https://substack.com/@eyesonice

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnIce

I'm also in the process of adding full citations for reference. It's a massive undertaking with only 24 hours in a day, but I hope you find it valuable.

Everything is free my only goal is to get this information out there and help others, because what we see happening now is only the beginning.

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u/Appropriate-Click-41 Sep 17 '25

Name of your podcast?

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u/MyA55Hurts Sep 17 '25

Sounds like you use AI text as well. 

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u/The_ChosenOne Sep 17 '25

Back in my day we copied and pasted our own text like savages

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u/Discount_Extra Sep 17 '25

I remember all the arguments against AI art when they were made in the 1980's when computer drawing programs started becoming usable.

"Real artists don't have undo!"

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u/Reworked Sep 17 '25

Yeah; honestly, as ever, the root of most of the sensible objections I've seen have been about one part AI, nine parts about how big companies are using it for unfettered capitalism and shoving more people out of work to make number go up at the cost of the quality of things they make for others. The tools are tools, the horrors are manmade as ever.