Re: [projectvrm] Facial recognition vs. Privacy

[Jim Pasquale < >]

Peter Simpson from iRespond is the right guy to talk with. He's already doing biometric in the jungles of the world... And that is no joke 

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On Jun 3, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Adrian Gropper < "> > wrote:

At some point, countries will need to regulate the creation of private, commercial biometric registries like Facebook or VK. This may not change the "Privacy is Dead" argument around surveilance technology but it should take some of the air out of it's creepy profiteers.

Adrian

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Doc Searls < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

<https://mic.com/articles/144573/an-incredibly-accurate-facial-recognition-app-is-coming-here-s-what-it-means-for-privacy>

The headline: "An Incredibly Accurate Facial Recognition App Is Coming — Here's What It Means for Privacy.” It begins,

"Privacy is dead — or at least, it will be soon. That's the conviction held by Russian entrepreneurs Artem Kukharenko and Alexander Kabakov, whose startup, NTechLab, recently launched a facial recognition app that nearly obliterates the concept of anonymity. Called FindFace, the app has remained exclusive to Russia since going live earlier this year. Soon, though, Kuhkarenko and Kabakov are introducing a cloud-based platform that makes their frighteningly accurate algorithm available to everyone…"

Thoughts?

Doc

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