September 30, 2019
The research division of the CIA wants facial recognition technology that can identify people from hundreds of yards away.
To accomplish such a task, the technology would use multiple types of identifiers, including faces, movement patterns, height and gender. It would be accurate using cameras on distant rooftops or even on unmanned aircraft, giving government new abilities to surveil enemies as well as citizens.
If social mood shifts to negative, look for increasing authoritarianism and pervasive surveillance to become the “new normal,” as noted in the January 2014 issue of The Socionomist.
To learn more about the connection between surveillance and social mood, read “The Authoritarianism Battle: Governments Increase their Monitoring and Control of Citizens“.
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
