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Facebook has sent a cease-and-desist letter to facial recognition startup Clearview AI for scraping billions of photos

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Facebook has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a facial recognition startup after it scraped billions of images from the social media site w.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 6th, 2020

A startup company took billions of photos from Facebook and other websites to create a facial-recognition database, and hundreds of law-enforcement agencies are using it

Clearwater AI, a facial-recognition startup that scraped social media for images, has been adopted by at least 600 law-enforcement agencies, according to a New York Times report. The software developers relied on current .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 18th, 2020

Ashton Kutcher dropped a big hint that he may be a user of a controversial facial recognition app while eating hot wings on YouTube last year

First We Feast/Complex A startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — created software that matches people with publicly available photos to identify them. The .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 5th, 2020

Company with billions of photos just had its client list stolen

Clearview AI, a startup that compiles billions of photos for facial recognition technology, said it lost its entire client list to hackers......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 26th, 2020

A startup that scraped billions of photos from Facebook and Google to create a facial-recognition database was just sent a cease-and-desist by Google and YouTube

APPhoto/Mike Derer A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — is selling its tool to la.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 5th, 2020

Is Facebook"s "10 Year Challenge" A Ploy To Teach Facial Recognition Algorithms

If you have been on social media recently, you’ve likely been subjected to the "10 year challenge", a growing trend of people posting photos of themselves from 10.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 17th, 2019

A controversial facial-recognition company working with police departments across the US is reportedly connected to white nationalism and the far-right

CBS A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — is selling its tool to la.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 8th, 2020

"I am disturbed": Vermont"s attorney general is suing Clearview AI over its facial recognition app that uses images scraped from Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Clearview AI, the company behind a controversial facial recognition app, was just sued by.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 11th, 2020

A billionaire said he spied on his daughter"s date using a secretive and controversial facial recognition app that the company insisted was only used by law enforcement

Patrick McMullan/Getty Images A startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Face.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 5th, 2020

Chicago Police Are Using A Facial Recognition Program That Scans Billions Of Facebook Photos

Chicago Police Are Using A Facial Recognition Program That Scans Billions Of Facebook Photos.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 30th, 2020

A blind Labrador named Dumpling found a new family after she was left at the pound and nursed back to health, and the photos will warm your heart

Labrador Rescue Australia A blind labrador named Dumpling has been adopted by a new family in Australia after images of her went viral on social media as well as .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 21st, 2020

Cool office: Marketing firm gave 30-year-old building a major update (PHOTOS)

CCH Marketing & Events Inc. has seen an uptick in creativity since taking up residence in a new office in Orlando's trendy Hourglass District. The Orlando-based digital marketing, advertising, public relations and social media firm moved its 16 e.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 11th, 2019

Millions of Flickr photos scraped to train facial recognition software

People’s faces are being used without their permission, in order to power technology that could eventually be used to surveil them, legal experts say......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 12th, 2019

Millions of Flickr Photos Were Scraped to Train Facial Recognition Software

IBM scraped millions of photos uploaded to Flickr under a creative commons license in order to help train facial recognition software. If you've ever uploaded images to Flic.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneMar 12th, 2019

Facebook to face class action over facial recognition

A U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday that Facebook must face a class action lawsuit alleging that the social network unlawfully used a facial recognition process on photos without user permission.      &nbs.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 17th, 2018

Facebook could have to pay "billions" in damages in class action lawsuit over facial recognition (FB)

Reuters/Leah Millis Facebook faces a class-action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology to tag people in photos. The decision by a US district judge means the company could be sued by millions of US users......»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 17th, 2018

When a stranger takes your face: Facebook’s failed crackdown on fakes

Facial-recognition technology, which Facebook has pitched as the fix to its fake account problem, is much less effective than the social media giant advertised......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 4th, 2018

Facebook’s failed crackdown on fake accounts

Facial-recognition technology, which Facebook has pitched as the fix to its fake account problem, is much less effective than the social media giant advertised......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 5th, 2018

An accounting firm hired to vet Truth Social"s financials quit after less than a year because it no longer wanted to be linked to Trump: FT

WithumSmith+Brown resigned as Trump Media & Technology Group's auditor, just a few months after they were a.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 16th, 2024

Real-life photos of Coachella show the difference between Instagram and reality

Insider's photos from the famous music festival in Indio, California, prove that it's not always as glamorous as it appears on social media. Fans take photos at the 2023 Coachella Music and Arts Festival.Callie Ahlgrim Coachella is one of the .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 12th, 2024