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Re:Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a... by choeger on Sunday October 12, 2025 @05:32AM (#45556791)
> Why is Microsoft so eager to also be able to know this?

A database of pretty much all Western citizen's faces? That's a massive sales opportunity for all oppressive and wanna-be oppressive governments. Also, ads.

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Re:Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a... by animuchan on Sunday October 12, 2025 @10:09AM (#45558331)
At this point I think it's just called a government, sadly enough.
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Re:Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a... by Fire-Dragon-DoL on Sunday October 12, 2025 @02:53PM (#45560728)
Combine face recognition on personal photos with age checks which include photos,and you can link stuff directly to Microsoft/Google accounts for ads
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