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Re:Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threa... by nmltprand on Thursday July 06, 2023 @05:32AM (#36613411)
If they get a match with a high school picture for "John Smith" from a school in an affluent area, they can adjust advertisements.

If your face appears in a riot, they can resell the information to the government.

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Re:Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threa... by unmole on Thursday July 06, 2023 @05:46AM (#36613523)
> If they get a match with a high school picture for "John Smith" from a school in an affluent area, they can adjust advertisements.

Right, it's not like they gather location data and insist on real world names or buy data from brokers or use cookies. Facial recognition is the missing piece of in the puzzle!

> If your face appears in a riot, they can resell the information to the government.

It's not like governments have databases with photo identification.

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Re:Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threa... by mrguyorama on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:03PM (#36621121)
Being able to do it before has never stopped meta or google from wanting to do it harder and more effectively.
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