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Facial recognition startup Clearview AI could change privacy as we know it

Sep 19, 2023
In "Your Face Belongs to Us” New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill describes her examination of privacy in the digital era.
"There is still no overarching law guarantee­ing Americans control over what photos are taken of them, what is written about them, or what is done with their personal data," Kashmir Hill writes.
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Before facial recognition tech can be fair, it needs to be diverse

Feb 18, 2019
A new data set aims to help researchers measure diversity in faces.
Current facial recognition technology identifies white men far more accurately than it does black women.
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