Clearview AI has billions of our photos. Its entire client list was just stolen
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Sadly this changes nothing :(
They will face no penalties. They'll continue with their sleazy work. They'll make lots of money off of their stolen data set (fb, Twitter, and Google never authorized those copies and nor did users)
Buuuuuuullshiiiiiiiit - the technology got scooped up by state actors the instant it hit the market if this kind of data gets leaked...
At the cost of permanent surveillance of everyone? Fact is: If the data exists, it’s being used. And the usage will only expand to lesser and lesser causes. Not to speak of illicit uses. Like law enforcement personell spying on spouses, ex-partners or generally people they dislike or have an interest in.
Public servants should be of the highest social standard available. They should be selected to be polite, patient and never lose their cool. Step out of line once and you are out like a bad dancer.
They should be immediately fired and persecuted if they spy on their ex. Every lookup must be tied to a crime. Like you said, if the data exists it will be used. If they can construct an argument to have an interest in someone at that time and day it should work just fine. When in doubt fill out a formal request.
We have control over who gets hired or not. If we hire sub optimal people, train them poorly and excuse their behavior any tool will get abused. Then the whole thing doesn't work.
If there is no doubt that a tool is going to be widely abused, then it's irresponsible to make the tool.
> Public servants should be of the highest social standard available.
Of course. But that's not the world we actually live in.
Does that sound like a good idea to you?