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Your Face Belongs to Us demonstrates how a simple snapshot of your face can invade your privacy. New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill delivers an alarming account of the rise of Clearview AI — a company founded by Hoan Ton-That, an Australian computer engineer, and Richard Schwartz, a former Rudy Giuliani advisor — that claims to have developed a powerful facial recognition app capable of identifying anyone with remarkable accuracy. Supposedly, the app can access a person’s entire online life: Name, social media accounts, family members, home address, and photos based on a single snapshot of their face. Hill raises concerns about the erosion of privacy, as the app could ease everything from your run-of-the-mill online stalking through to state surveillance. Controversy surrounded the names that were interested in supporting the company, including former US President Donald Trump. On the other hand, tech giants such as Facebook and Google did not seem interested in the app release (maybe because they don’t need it), but this didn’t stop Clearview AI from presenting the app to many businesses and law enforcement agencies.

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