I wrote a class paper about the threat to privacy/freedom from data mining and advanced algorithms in 2003. Unfortunately the risks they highlight exist withou

I wrote a class paper about the threat to privacy/freedom from data mining and advanced algorithms in 2003. Unfortunately the risks they highlight exist without facial recognition. It's interesting to see facial recognition as a point of debate because the battle has been largely lost. The quantity and intimacy of personal data already captured is much more damaging. Amazon figured out a teen girl was pregnant in 2012 [0]. IMO face recognition isn't even the most invasive modern technology. Sure it helps close the loop on a few Luddites but most of us willingly handed over the keys to our lives long ago. [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/#269d6b256668 https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-targ...