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There's nothing really stopping anyone making such a database considering as I understand they just scraped faces from the public internet. There's no proof the

There's nothing really stopping anyone making such a database considering as I understand they just scraped faces from the public internet. There's no proof they were colluding with anyone. For example, you could scrape and download every single public tiktok video and use that data as you see fit, if you can access it via a web browser it's fair game these days.

larvaetron 5y ago
So copyright isn't a thing anymore?
- tehwebguy 5y ago
  Probably can’t sue for damages if you can’t prove damages, and probably can’t sue for statutory damages if you can’t prove they’ve got your IP (since it’s their database is an opaque box to you and me).
- analog31 5y ago
  I think the process of recovering damages should be standardized, like it is for music recordings: A fixed, but fairly stiff, penalty per offense. This would encourage bounty hunters to go after offenders, and split the proceeds with the owners. The act of offering to sell or share personal information would be interpreted as "intent," and automatically triple the damages.
rebuilder 5y ago
I’m not sure that’s true in the EU, for instance. It seems like it would fall foul of the GDPR, doesn’t it?
- nceqs3 5y ago
  Clearview is compliant with GDPR FYI
  - vlovich123 5y ago
    That's an interesting position that is at least in dispute [1][2]. My prior based on how companies behave is that they are indeed in violation of the GDPR. [1] https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/16/clearview-gdpr-breaches-france/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/16/clearview-gdpr-breaches-fr... [2] https://fortune.com/2021/05/27/europe-clearview-ai-gdpr-complaints-privacy/ https://fortune.com/2021/05/27/europe-clearview-ai-gdpr-comp...