Russia’s new FindFace app identifies strangers in a crowd with 70% accuracy

Re:Russia’s new FindFace app identifies strangers in a crowd... by fixermark on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @09:26AM (#11721718)

It honestly may be more productive to operate under the mindset of "My private information that is acquirable by a cursory examination of me (this includes face, which is obviously publicly visible) will inevitably find its way online in a way outside my control. What do I do given this reality?"

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Re:Russia’s new FindFace app identifies strangers in a crowd... by miander2 on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @09:33AM (#11721756)

Exactly. We cannot have any expectation of privacy in public and likewise, we cannot have any expectation of privacy in online social media.

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Re:Russia’s new FindFace app identifies strangers in a crowd... by germanier on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @10:52AM (#11722378)

There is a fine line between "somebody who knows me (even if not personally) can recognize me on the street" and "everybody can know everything I do out in public or online"

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