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Well. I think the SSN analogy is actually really damning: because of the ubiquity of data leaks and of people asking for our SSN as "identification", we have va
by roflc0ptic 5y ago
Well. I think the SSN analogy is actually really damning: because of the ubiquity of data leaks and of people asking for our SSN as "identification", we have vanishingly little control over who has access to it. Likewise, if someone is able to get a copy of my "password" by taking a picture of my face, then it's a terrible password, because it ain't private.
- natpalmer1776 5y agoSure, and that is definitely a separate issue that should be addressed. The point of contention is that with data leaks of SSN-esque data, we have the theoretical ability to hold an entity accountable for that violation of privacy and trust. If you're scanning my face with a discreet, pinhole security camera and then sell the data you gather to a 3rd party who then loses that data in a leak, what theoretical recourse do I have when I didn't even know the data had been gathered & subsequently lost in the first place? Edit: removed some text that was poorly thought out and not representative of the point I'm trying to make.