NutWrench

Software that reads facial expressions could potentially make way for a hands-free user interface that doesn’t require talking out loud, reports noted.

That’s not what it will be used for, and they damn well know it. Whenever tech companies come up with new applications, always think of the most evil thing it could be used for. And it is ALWAYS about propaganda, surveillance and control.

This tech will be by authoritarians to scan faces in crowds, especially when those regimes give speeches. Looking for signs of ThoughtCrime: anger, incredulity, amusement, etc. Because if you show ANY of those signs, you’ll be added to the regime’s “list” even if you never carry a protest sign or say a single word.

When you kill someone with an exotic poison, you’re not trying to HIDE the fact that they were murdered. The point of the exercise is to let the whole world know that YOU did it.