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Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens' Faces

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This is horrifying to me.

Unfortunately much of the general public (ie. people not likely to frequent HN) don’t really understand the implications or the degree of privacy they’re giving up on behalf of their child here, for the sake of $50.

What are the implications? I'm genuinely curious.

I agree with you in theory, but, it’s a pointless exercise. If those children ever get a drivers license, the DMV will turn around and sell all the personal information they collected to whoever is willing to pay.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a353kj/experts-say-change-la...

> If those children ever get a drivers license, the DMV will turn around and sell all the personal information

FWIW I'm in the UK - but your point still probably stands, I would assume our DMV (the DVLA) does the same thing.

Neither organisation collects live video though right? There is a difference...

Next step will be 3D scans...

Then maybe, "hey share your child's DNA with us for $100!"

Maybe your DMV.

Not every State is created equally.

Nothing is going to change until people are educated.

What sort of parent would do this?

"During the call, the child will also need to show a form of identification, such as a state ID card, passport, or driving license if available"

What!?

> What sort of parent would do this?

Outside the tech/HN bubble, most companies we despise here are considered trusted.

"Google/Telus is offering us $50 for helping them out, they are so nice!" is the reasoning there.

A sort of parent that lives in the states. I’d guess they are trying to balance datasets that are full of data where they’ve been paying fifty cents to scan children’s faces, outside of the country.

There’s nothing particularly nefarious here. Human civilization is building AI and it’s built with the best that humanity can give and the best that can be afforded.

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