IdentityProtection

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Unraveling the dark side of facial recognition
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Unraveling the dark side of facial
recognition

• There was a time when man could only dream
  about the kind of things that we have managed to
  achieve today. All those sci-fi novels and
  concepts are now a part and parcel of our
  reality. Talking to machines, connecting with
  people halfway across the world in minutes,
  having biometric security systems- they are no
  longer fantasies that we wonder and sigh about.
  Thanks to technology, we have smartphones and
  gadgets that can unlock with a single touch or
  face recognition.
• Yes, the face recognition software has
  become extremely popular among users. It offers
  better protection and is custom made to your
  requirements. And while all this sounds awesome,
  there is a downside to AI and facial recognition
  technology as well that no one talks about. Here
  we have tried to unravel the dark side of facial
  recognition

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Unraveling the dark side of facial recognition

• What is facial recognition?
• Facial recognition is software that reads
  and analyses a persons facial features up-close
  and then copies it into the system. This includes
  recoding your eye color, contour, shape of the
  eyebrows, bone structure, skin type and other
  minute details that no one can copy or replicate.
  Your face thus, becomes your biggest security
  lock and password that no one can hack into.
  Other biometric security facilities like
  fingerprint recognition and eye scans are also
  some advance and effective hacks that have become
  popular among users.

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Unraveling the dark side of facial recognition

• Misuse of facial recognition
• Facial recognition is a useful tool when
  used in moderation and with your consent. Half
  the time the user is not even aware of the kind
  of data that is being collected about them and
  the ways it can be used. There are several apps
  and platforms that ask for permission to access
  your contacts and camera. These apps usually take
  in confidential information about the users and
  can use or misuse it anyway they want. This is
  why photo protection is so important these days.

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Unraveling the dark side of facial recognition

• Breach of identity
• While replicating a persons face or other
  biometric features is not easy, it is not an
  impossible feat either. Hackers are becoming more
  adept and capable to cloning peoples faces and
  other features based on the data they collect
  about them. Anyone can disguise themselves as
  your impostor and access all your information.
  Also with these apps, your identity and
  activities can be tracked, monitored and accessed
  by almost anyone.
• Abuse by law enforcement agencies
• This might seem like something straight out
  of a dystopian novel but, there are authorities
  in the law enforcement departments who have
  access to all your personal information. They can
  now keep can eye on any citizen of the state, no
  matter where they are or in what state.
  Everything from your personal information to your
  current location to your social media feed is now
  an open book.

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Unraveling the dark side of facial recognition

• Losing right to privacy
• With organizations looking into your
  everyday life and your social media activities,
  your right to privacy is long lost. Even people
  who are not very active on social media cannot
  escape the horrors of technology. In this day and
  age, no one is completely free from the clutches
  of technology. Were all but a figure on
  someones metric, our identities reduced to but a
  stat on some graph in some corporate venture.
• Unauthorized Spying by organizations
• The big shots in the market like Google,
  Facebook and Microsoft have absolute control over
  your online activity and virtual identity.
  Whatever you post, click, comment on or share is
  systematically recorded in their databases. These
  days even when youre not using social media,
  these platforms are busy recording your
  activities.
• This data is then sold to other
  organizations and brands to help them market
  their products better. One of the best ways to
  protect facial recognition is to disable your
  camera, turn off the internet and detach yourself
  from this madness.

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Unraveling the dark side of facial recognition

• The Bottom line
• Any technology, no matter how amazing and
  well-intended has a downside to it. That doesnt
  mean that you will ignore all the good it offers
  though. Facial recognition and AI have made our
  lives easier and more accessible. However, it is
  how we use it and how much we indulge in it that
  makes all the difference here. For additional
  information regarding photo protection please
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