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Re:Facebook photo-scanning lawsuit could cost it billions by rayiner on Friday June 01, 2018 @01:33PM (#17207829)
> Clustering images by features seems to be pretty fundamental, and if it runs afoul of this law, then the law needs to be changed.

Analyzing peoples' biometric data from pictures of their faces is a special case.

> I upload photos to Google Photos because I want them to be grouped and categorized so I can easily find them.

So make it opt in. Most people just want to show their images to friends, not have Facebook analyze them.

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Re:Facebook photo-scanning lawsuit could cost it billions by cromwellian on Friday June 01, 2018 @05:05PM (#17210295)
IIRC, it is opt-in for Google Photos (something like Photos -> Settings -> Group Faces), but that's you the uploader consenting, not the person whose's face it is opting in. The person in the photo need not even have an online presence at all, so there's no way to actually ask them for permission. (In FB's case, they can do it if the other person is a FB user)

What's your definition of biometric data? if I cluster by eye-color, is that biometric data? "Show me everyone with green eyes". Have a run afoul?

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