Face Scans to Estimate Our Age: Harmful and Creepy AF
AI summary of the linked articleAge verification laws that require face scans to estimate users' ages should be stopped, according to this EFF-style opinion piece, which argues the technology is inaccurate, discriminatory, and creates privacy and security risks. The piece says studies show face scans are more likely to err in estimating the age of people of color and women, and that the same underlying technology could be used to estimate names, gender, ethnicity, emotions, or honesty. It also says that many visitors will turn away from restricted websites rather than submit to a scan, and it cites a hacker breach of an age verification company last year. The author's group supports a government ban on its use and strict regulation of corporate use. |
1 comment mishaSubmitter Age verification face scans create new threats to our privacy and information security. These systems collect a scan of our face and guess our age. A poorly designed system might store this personal data, and even correlate it to the online content that we look at. In the hands of an adversary, and cross-referenced to other readily available information, this information can expose intimate details about us. |