Monday, January 11, 2021

Facing the facts about facial recognition

Bureau of Consumer Protection. Business Alerts From the Federal Trade Commission

By Lesley Fair

Aside from obligatory shots of the Grand Canyon or the Leaning Tower of Pisa, many photos that consumers want to keep feature the faces of friends and family. Using a service like Everalbum's Ever app to store photos and videos in the cloud is one way to free up space on consumers' devices. But what was Everalbum doing behind the scenes after consumers entrusted the company with those images? A proposed FTC settlement suggests that Everalbum's default use of facial recognition technology flew in the face of promises it made to customers.

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