01-15-2022, 05:08 AM
(01-15-2022, 04:52 AM)bioman_imp Wrote:(01-14-2022, 10:58 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: When the day comes when Google Lens identifies any person, then the end is nigh.
That day is already here. Not by Google Lens, but by an other piece of software, called Clearview. This software looks for a match of your face among social media. Its use is illegal - but is (I am sure) widely used by most - if not all - governments and lots of shady people.
See this article: [url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/canada-privacy-regulator-says-federal-police-broke-laws-using-facial-recognition-2021-06-10/]Canada privacy regulator says federal police broke laws using facial recognition.
That day is already here. Not by Google Lens, but by an other piece of software, called Clearview. This software looks for a match of your face among social media. Its use is illegal - but is (I am sure) widely used by most - if not all - governments and lots of shady people.
See this article: [url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/canada-privacy-regulator-says-federal-police-broke-laws-using-facial-recognition-2021-06-10/]Canada privacy regulator says federal police broke laws using facial recognition.
Yes, I was referring to routine legal use would be a sad day. Everyone would have convenient access to instant identification and verification.
Anything else won't stand up in [public] court.