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When Surveillance Becomes Part of Life
本站:原文:
zàilā dīng měi zhōu拉丁美洲hěn duō很多jiān kòng监控jì shù技术cháng cháng常常yòngān quán安全fāng biàn方便zhì xù秩序zhè yàng这样delǐ yóu理由jìn rù进入dà jiā大家deshēng huó生活

In Latin America, many surveillance technologies often enter people’s lives under reasons like “safety,” “convenience,” and “order.”

xiàn zài现在zàiyǎn chàng huì演唱会gōng gòng jiāo tōng公共交通zú qiú chǎng足球场rén liǎn shí bié人脸识别wú rén jī无人机wǎng luò jiān kòng网络监控yuè lái yuè越来越cháng jiàn常见

Now, facial recognition, drones, and online surveillance are becoming more and more common at concerts, on public transportation, and in football stadiums.

hěnduōrénzhī dào知道zì jǐ自己deshén me什么shù jù数据bèishōu jí收集leshuízàibǎo cún保存zhè xiē这些shù jù数据yǐ hòu以后huìzěn me怎么yòng

Many people do not know what data about them is being collected, who is storing it, or how it will be used in the future.

2024niánmài dāng nà麦当娜zàilǐ yuē rè nèi lú里约热内卢kāimiǎn fèi免费yǎn chàng huì演唱会xiàn chǎng现场yǒuhěn duō很多jǐng chá警察wú rén jī无人机rén liǎn shí bié人脸识别shè xiàng tóu摄像头liánwǎng shàng网上defā yán发言kě néng可能bèichá kàn查看

In 2024, Madonna held a free concert in Rio de Janeiro. There were many police officers, drones, and facial-recognition cameras at the scene, and even what people said online might have been monitored.

hòu lái后来Lady Gagaxià qí lā夏奇拉deyǎn chū演出yǒulèi sì类似qíng kuàng情况

Later, Lady Gaga’s and Shakira’s performances had similar situations.

zàizhì lì智利yǒu rén有人tí chū提出zàigōng jiāo公交dì tiě地铁yòngrén liǎn shí bié人脸识别fù kuǎn付款zhè yàng这样suī rán虽然fāng biàn方便dànkě néng可能ràngyí gè一个réndeměi tiān每天chū xíng出行dōubèijì lù记录xià lái下来

In Chile, some people have proposed using facial recognition for payment on buses and subways. Although this is convenient, it may also mean that a person’s daily travel is recorded.

zàibā xī巴西hěnduōzú qiú chǎng足球场yāo qiú要求guān zhòng观众xiānzuòrén liǎn shí bié人脸识别cái néng才能jìn chǎng进场

In Brazil, many large football stadiums also require spectators to complete facial recognition before entering.

zhè yàng这样huìxíng chéng形成hěndeshù jù kù数据库ér qiě而且yǒu shí有时háihuìrèn cuò rén认错人hēi rén黑人qióng rén穷人shòu dào受到deyǐng xiǎng影响kě néng可能gèng

This creates huge databases, and sometimes people are misidentified. Black people and poor people may be affected more seriously.

jiān kòng监控zhǐ shì只是zàijì lù记录wǒ men我们deshēng huó生活huìmàn màn慢慢gǎi biàn改变wǒ men我们dexíng wéi行为ràngréngǎnkàng yì抗议gǎnyī xiē一些dì fāng地方

Surveillance does not just record our lives; it also slowly changes our behavior, making people afraid to protest or go to certain places.

miàn duì面对zhè xiē这些jì shù技术wǒ men我们yīng gāi应该jué de觉得zhèshìméibàn fǎ办法gǎi biàn改变deshì

When facing these technologies, we should not think that nothing can be changed.

dà jiā大家kě yǐ可以duōwènjǐ gè几个wèn tí问题shuíjué dìng决定yòngzhè xiē这些jì shù技术

Everyone can ask a few more questions: Who decides to use these technologies?

wèi shén me为什么yàoyòng

Why are they being used?

wǒ men我们deshù jù数据huìbǎo cún保存duō jiǔ多久

How long will our data be kept?

zhǐ yǒu只有dà jiā大家yuàn yì愿意guān xīn关心fā wèn发问gōng gòng公共kōng jiān空间cáigèngkě néng可能zhēn zhèng真正shǔ yú属于měiyí gè一个rén

Only when people are willing to care and ask questions is public space more likely to truly belong to everyone.

By Unknown Author / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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