Daniel Hamilton on Sky News discussing the facial recognition software on Facebook

13/06/2011

Daniel Hamilton on Sky News discussing the facial recognition software on Facebook

13 Jun 2011 11:11:31

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Facebook being "just that, a social network" is all well and good, but I am not a member and I have had my picture uploaded by others who have taken my picture without my knowledge and uploaded it to F.B. without my consent. They have removed these pictures when I have found out, but what about the ones I don't know about? I can't opt out of something I am not a part of and have no knowledge about either!

Posted by: Peter Green | 13/06/2011 at 08:01 PM

@Peter Green

Excellent point. I'm in exactly the same situation and worry about this too.

Posted by: Richard Craven | 16/06/2011 at 12:27 PM

That was my thought,too.

Posted by: mbt online | 20/06/2011 at 01:54 PM

A recent survey of some of the most popular websites on the internet has revealed that 75% of them leak personal information or identifying data to third-party tracking sites. The study was performed by university researchers, including Balachander Krishnamurthy of AT&T Labs, and Konstantin Naryshkin and Craig E Wills of Worchester Polytechnic Institute. Their report was presented at the Web 2.0 conference in California last month.

Posted by: burberry uk | 02/07/2011 at 09:44 AM

Big Brother Watch said: "The quality of footage is frequently too poor to be used in courts, the cameras are often turned off to save money and control rooms are rarely manned 24 hours a day.

Posted by: cheap oakley sunglasses | 02/07/2011 at 09:46 AM

They have removed these pictures when I have found out, but what about the ones I don't know about?

Posted by: burberry uk | 02/07/2011 at 09:46 AM

Daniel Hamilton, Director of Big Brother Watch - a civil liberties and privacy campaign group - said: “While nobody wants to hear foul language while they’re walking down the street, this proposal goes a step too far. Intimidating behaviour should of course be punished, but it’s important to keep things in proportion.

Posted by: christian louboutin sale | 02/07/2011 at 09:48 AM

They have removed these pictures when I have found out, but what about the ones I don't know about? I can't opt out of something I am not a part of and have no knowledge about either!

Posted by: christian louboutin sale | 02/07/2011 at 09:48 AM

Good stuff as per usual, thanks. I do hope this kind of thing gets more exposure.

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