Should I join this gym, even though they use facial scanning for entry?

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I'm about to join a 24-hour gym that is literally 30 meters from my home. It's got everything I need, except that entry is governed by a facial scanner, which presumably checks their DB for an active membership.How bad is this?I should add that on the list of countries where you'd generally be okay with randoms or governments having your face scan, this one is, if not directly the bottom one, very close to it.But then again... what harm is there? So somebody has my facial scan for Face ID... what of it?Should my convenience trump security in this case?

nonrandomstring · Accepted Answer

If you decide no, as I would, it's really important that you tell them why. Otherwise your considered ethical choice is not even a "silent protest", it's just a non-event.

PaulHoule · Answer

I don't know what you can really do about it in the large.
If somebody has a cheap bullet camera that they bought from Amcrest for $50 they can watch your comings and goings and if they put a tag on a picture of you they can use facial recognition to find other times you walked by the camera. That's the problem w/ facial recognition, it can be applied to people without their consent.
Giving consent for one useful use doesn't change that reality in one direction or another.

mandeepj · Answer

Facial recognition is already happening on streets. So?