You Look Familiar, Did I See You on the Internet?

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk facial recognition AI using our photos for training, and how we collectively negotiate our own privacy online.

Subscribe to our newsletter.

Reality 2.0 around the web:
Site/Blog/Newsletter
FaceBook
Twitter
YouTube
Mastodon

• This new tool can tell you if your online photos are helping train facial recognition systems - CNN — Exposing.ai, unveiled in January, lets you know whether photos you've posted to image-sharing site Flickr have been used to advance this controversial application of artificial intelligence by allowing you to search more than 3.6 million photos in six facial-recognition image datasets.
• Check if your photos were used in AI surveillance research projects — Check if your Flickr photos were used to build face recognition
• Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition App Called Illegal in Canada - The New York Times — Canadian authorities declared that the company needed citizens’ consent to use their biometric information, and told the firm to delete facial images from its database.
• This 'Anonymizer' Tool Replaces Your Face With a Fake to Trick Facial Recognition | Debugger — Try the Anonymizer tool to create a fake face that looks like you
• Doc Searls Weblog · About face — We know more than we can tell.
• Facebook CIA Project: The Onion News Network ONN - YouTube
• Sun on Privacy: 'Get Over It' | WIRED — "You have zero privacy anyway," Scott McNealy told a group of reporters and analysts Monday night at an event to launch his company's new Jini technology. "Get over it."
• The Andromeda Strain - MichaelCrichton.com
• A Vast Web of Vengeance - The New York Times — Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock’s online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined.
• Canadian Woman Accused of Defaming Dozens Online Is Arrested in Toronto - The New York Times — Nadire Atas, a Canadian woman who wrote thousands of online posts defaming her perceived enemies, was arrested on Tuesday by the police in Toronto. She was charged with crimes including harassment and libel, a Toronto police spokeswoman said.
• CORE Response: Community Organized Relief Effort — Together, we save lives.