The Clearview Write Up: A Great Quote
January 20, 2020
DarkCyber does not want to join in the hand waving about the facial recognition company called Clearview. Instead, we want to point out that the article is available without a pay wall from this link: https://bit.ly/2TO26H1
Also, the write up contains a great quote about technology like facial recognition. Here it is:
It’s creepy what they’re doing, but there will be many more of these companies. There is no monopoly on math.—Al Gidari, a privacy professor at Stanford Law School
DarkCyber wants to point out that a number of companies have gathered collections of images from a wide range of sources. The write up points to investors who may or may not be the power grid behind this particular technology application.
The inventor fits a stereotype: College drop out, long hair, etc.
The write up also identifies officers who allegedly found the database of images and the services helpful.
The New York Times continues to report on specialized technology. There are upsides and downsides to the information. One upside is that the write ups inform people about technology and its utility. The downside is that the information presented may generate a situation in which individuals can be put at risk or a negative tint given to something that is applied math and publicly accessible data.
It is interesting to consider combining services; for example, brand monitoring and image search. Perhaps that is another story for the New York Times?
Stephen E Arnold, January 20, 2020
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