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Right-Wing ‘Troll’ Chuck Johnson Claims He Cofounded Facial Recognition Giant Clearview AI
Chuck Johnson, the conservative activist, writer, and founder of several failed web platforms, is known to swim in a cesspool of right-wing drama. The 32-year-old allegedly played a role in former President Trump’s transition team, has connections to Breitbart and Matt Gaetz, and has long enjoyed the role of far-right provocateur (he was also one…
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Police Use of Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Tech Spiked After Capitol Raid
Clearview AI’s controversial facial-recognition app has seen a spike in use as police track down the pro-Trump insurgents who descended on the Capitol on Wednesday. With so many of those idiots snapping selfies and livestreaming the raid as if it was a school field trip, I’m surprised police even needed the help.
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This Algorithm Might Make Facial Recognition Obsolete
In 2020, it’s worth assuming that every status update and selfie you upload online can eventually make its way into the hands of an obscure data-mining third party, into the hands of national authorities, or both.
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AFP Admits To Using Dodgy Facial Recognition App Clearview AI
Back in January the tech world was up in arms over a new facial recognition app called Clearview AI. Created by Australian Hoan Ton-That, it has raised alarming privacy concerns due to its ability to compare a photo to a database of over 3 billion images that have been scraped from social media sites. It…