Re:If Logged into Facebook, Oculus VR Data Will Now Be Used ...
by rchaud on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:25PM
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> there's no meaningful business value to capturing biometrics or pictures of things in your home. Also, ethics.
And that'll be the company line, until there is 'business value'. FB is just investing in facial recognition technology to "help protect you from a stranger using your photo to impersonate you" [1]
Regarding ethics, have their been any meaningful changes since the FTC handed down the $5bn fine for data privacy violations? Or was it just an unfortunate set of actions taken by individuals and aren't representative of the company's philosophy?
Will there be any changes forthcoming when the Illinois class lawsuit alleging illegal collection of biometric data without user consent goes to trial? [2]
And that'll be the company line, until there is 'business value'. FB is just investing in facial recognition technology to "help protect you from a stranger using your photo to impersonate you" [1]
Regarding ethics, have their been any meaningful changes since the FTC handed down the $5bn fine for data privacy violations? Or was it just an unfortunate set of actions taken by individuals and aren't representative of the company's philosophy?
Will there be any changes forthcoming when the Illinois class lawsuit alleging illegal collection of biometric data without user consent goes to trial? [2]
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/technology/facebook-facia...
[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/09/facebook-...