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Eyes of Iran: How the Islamic Republic secretly monitors citizens in real time (forbiddenstories.org)
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Key Findings

  • In complete secrecy, Iranian authorities bought FindFace, a Russian facial recognition software, in 2019, as confirmed by contracts obtained by Forbidden Stories and its partners.
  • FindFace can identify faces in public spaces in a matter of seconds and run them through databases maintained by the regime's security services.
  • The Iranian security apparatus is attempting to conceal this acquisition with shell companies.
  • Several security agencies are involved, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

As they bomb Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on its people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing. Iranian authorities have a sophisticated weapon for monitoring the population: a powerful Russian facial recognition software — acquired in complete secrecy. Thanks to a data leak from Russian and Iranian companies, Forbidden Stories and its partners reveal the workings of this mass surveillance system.

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[–] 7 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Is this supposed to make it okay that we bombed Iran in violation of our own constitution, and took out a school full of little girls in the process?

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  • [–] [S] -5 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Where exactly does it say that?

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Wow, you really do think your target audience is stupid.

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    You still didn't answer.

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  • [–] -3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Neither did you, and I asked first.

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I feel like I am talking to AI bot.

    Talk and discuss normally or keep repeating your words like a broken robot. The choice is yours.

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago

    My initial comment was a question which, for the third reply in a row, you have refused to answer. I haven't repeated a damn thing and I resent you trying to duck out of answering by asking stupid counter-questions and accusing me of being a bot.

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