Kashmir HillAug 30, 2023

A few years ago, I got a tip that seemed too outrageous to be true: A mysterious company called Clearview AI claimed it had scraped billions of photos from the public web to identify just about anyone based only on a snapshot of their face.

It led me on a fascinating reporting journey and to my book, YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US, coming out in 3 weeks! One big question is whether the average person is ready for a world in which anonymity ceases to exist.

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Show threadWilliam GunnAug 30, 2023
@kashhill In case it's useful, here's their opt-out link: https://www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-requests
Thank you to California legislators for doing something useful.
Privacy & Requests | Clearview AI

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Show threadI Thought I Saw A 2 Aug 30, 2023
@williamgunn @kashhill And then they ask you to upload a photo of yourself so they can delete all the others they have. I understand the point, but it always seems sketchy when companies to that. Why can't you delete my data without me needing to send you more?
Show threadhannahshouse2 🇺🇸 California
@ithoughtisawa2 @williamgunn @kashhill
I sent a picture of my kitchen counter with nothing on it.
Aug 31, 2023 at 12:24amWeb