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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by Ruthalas on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @09:53AM (#26955828)
The difference is that if you 'lose', all your previous victories change to losses as well, as all the images you've released that were previously impervious are now fair game.
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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by shawnz on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @09:56AM (#26955864)
That still doesn't mean it's worse than not doing anything at all.
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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by Kalium on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @12:28PM (#26958134)
It may, depending on the resources required. The thing about arms races is that they can easily impoverish everyone involved for no ultimate gain relative to one another.
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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by Ruthalas on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:01AM (#26955928)
Fair enough. I'd argue that in this case the winning move is not to make the potential liability of the data available.

As an 'arms race', the outcomes are very unbalanced.

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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by skeeter2020 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:17AM (#26956173)
it does mean doing the wrong this is worse than doing nothing. See: opportunity cost.
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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by anigbrowl on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @12:32PM (#26958199)
Legitimate point.
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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by lawtalkinghuman on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:31AM (#26956364)
In the long run, you are dead, at which point you probably don't care as much.
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Re:Tool can make photos undetectable to facial recognition w... by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:07AM (#26956021)
Not necessarily. The phrase "buy some time" springs to mind. By the time your previous "wins" become "losses" it may not matter anymore.
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