Massive Attack Turns Live Facial Recognition Into Concert Commentary on Surveillance

https://www.threads.com/@alexbutvision/post/DOio2MljFbv?xmt=AQF0EDM9uQmnFvd-Iz4hl9WJO8B3Eesr2LH2mjG5BERcxA&slof=1

So many phones held up... without googly eyes on the back of them, an absolute tragedy! I can't re watch this.

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AmidFuror@fedia.io · 53 pts · 339d (2 replies)

Such a difficult headline to parse if you don't know Massive Attack is a band.

Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 339d

Yeah haha. Thought that some hackers where doing fun stuff tbh.

Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 339d

They made the House MD intro song. Wasn't aware they did anything else ever.

MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 339d (6 replies)

Do we have a non-threads version of the video. Don't know if it's cause I don't have an account but the video doesn't load for me so all

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 12 pts · 339d (3 replies)

That's what it looks like

realitista@piefed.world · 8 pts · 339d (2 replies)

What do the tags say? That's the interesting part, whether they doxxed all these people or not. I suspect they didn't.

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 13 pts · 339d

It's job titles, with a bunch of very unlikely cyberpunk jobs in between. Weapon specialist, information runner, leaflet designer, hacker, virtual reality host, ...

frongt@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 339d

Random stuff. Some adjectives like kind, positive, energetic; some stuff like bee keeper, extreme ironer. They definitely didn't identify people.

One person in these comments also suggested that it might be a pre-recorded video, too.

cabbage@piefed.social · 10 pts · 339d (1 reply)
RedRibbonArmy@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 339d

That was very creative and intense.

Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social · 12 pts · 339d (3 replies)

Apparently it's a pre recorded video they play at every concert.

Look at the job titles, they seem very made up

metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 339d (1 reply)

They're all Military/Intelligence related.

sqgl@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 339d

The audience saw the concert poster and thought Massive Attack was a call to arms rather than the name of a band? /s

shades@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 317d

every job title is, 'made up' tho...

Tattorack@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 339d

Wait, I thought Massive Attack broke up a long time ago.

They're still a thing?

Wonderful news if it is, as they're my number one band for cyberpunk sounding music (besides The Crystal Method).

Rubisco@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 339d