A landmark 2012 paper transformed how software recognizes images

Re:A landmark 2012 paper transformed how software recognizes... by JeremyBanks on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @02:10PM (#18809011)

> Still not seeing what's scary there. If you don't want other people to see your photos, you shouldn't be sending (or uploading) them anywhere.

That's disingenuous: Google strongly and repeatedly encourages Android users to enable Google Photos for private backup with a single click. Users don't like to lose photos, and their phone vendor is telling them how to avoid it. This often isn't an informed or premeditated decision.

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Re:A landmark 2012 paper transformed how software recognizes... by morpheuskafka on Friday January 04, 2019 @09:27PM (#18829498)

I always am puzzled by this type of argument. Surely it is not wrong for a company to advertise its own products and make it easy to sign up. It's on the user to be a critical consumer and it stands to reason that if you opt in to a service called "Company A Photos" that Company A might just have some access to your photos to provide services.

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Re:A landmark 2012 paper transformed how software recognizes... by Retra on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @02:19PM (#18809123)

Sure, that's a problem, but a very different problem. I don't think I've ever seen a profit-focused company seriously give any weight to encouraging its customers to make good, informed decisions.

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