A bank's security camera feed isn't likely to be sold to dozens of companies.

It is all but guaranteed for Internet-based facial recognition services.

Hacked facial recognition data already is reportedly being used by scammers to not only bypass bank security but also to impersonate people to target their loved ones.

There is no lasting security gain by providing a selfie. There is a lasting security and privacy loss, however.

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SiempreViernes 13 days ago | parent [-]

So that's the concern? But GDPR solved this, just don't consent to them selling your likeness for AI training purposes.

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rockskon 13 days ago | parent | next [-]

Trusting untrustworthy companies aside, that doesn't resolve the issue of hacked facial recognition data.

Even back in 2014, malware was coming out that steals facial recognition data directly from smart phones themselves.

https://www.theregister.com/security/2024/02/15/stolen-ios-u...

The GDPR isn't a silver bullet.

Additionally - furtherance of facial recognition technology would impact travelling to foreign jurisdictions.

One of the most common ways foreign travellers get flagged when travelling internationally is for social media posts made under their own name that their destination country's government may not like. Traditionally if you've kept yourself pseudo-anonymous, you've largely been safe. But if we get to a point where pseudo-anonymous accounts are associated with pictures of people's faces, it will become significantly less pleasant to travel internationally for a lot more people.

	▲	rockskon 12 days ago \| parent [-]
		*2024, not 2014

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bluefirebrand 13 days ago | parent | prev [-]

You have way more trust for these companies actually following laws than I do