Add me as a contact over there just in case.

I guess I need to remember my login info. If the new version of Flickr is even similar to the current beta, Ipernity is going to become a lot more popular. What they have done to commenting reduces the ability to interact with your contacts in favor of near full screen images and short superficial commenting. That is fine, do that in the the flickr Apps, don't force that on everyone. While federal law doesn’t regulate facial recognition technology, children 13 years old and younger are protected by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).#secondlife #SL #secodlifestyle #cyber #cyberpunk #cybernetic #bionic #scifi #cyberfair #cybertechįlickr appears to wants to make a touch/tablet optimized site.

One of the main concerns about this technology is how easy it is for it to be implemented without the knowledge or permission of the surveilled party-indeed, MegaFace allegedly obtained these hundreds of thousands of images from Flickr without the permission of the users who uploaded them in the first place.Ĭurrently, federal law does not substantially protect Americans from facial recognition technology, though certain individual states have created laws regarding their biometric information, such as the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2008. However, at least 700,000 images on Flickr have been downloaded to a giant facial recognition database called MegaFace, which dozens of companies employ for their own use in facial recognition algorithms, the New York Times has reported.įacial recognition technology is used to identify individuals based on photos of their faces, and can then be used for surveillance purposes. This is based on image patterns rather than a specific facial recognition program, according to its website.

Does Flickr Involve Facial Recognition?įlickr says that it uses an image recognition algorithm to suggest possible photo tags for its users. If you keep your photos as “All Rights Reserved,” anyone who wanted to use your photo would be legally required to contact you and seek your permission for the use of the photo, which you can choose to grant or deny. You can, however, set your preferences so that some or all of your Flickr photos can be used by anyone.

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