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Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens' Faces

31 points by b112 3y ago

FerretFred 3y ago
What sort of parent would do this? "During the call, the child will also need to show a form of identification, such as a state ID card, passport, or driving license if available" What!?
- Nextgrid 3y ago
  > What sort of parent would do this? Outside the tech/HN bubble, most companies we despise here are considered trusted. "Google/Telus is offering us $50 for helping them out, they are so nice!" is the reasoning there.
- startupsfail 3y ago
  A sort of parent that lives in the states. I’d guess they are trying to balance datasets that are full of data where they’ve been paying fifty cents to scan children’s faces, outside of the country. There’s nothing particularly nefarious here. Human civilization is building AI and it’s built with the best that humanity can give and the best that can be afforded.
tailspin2019 3y ago
This is horrifying to me. Unfortunately much of the general public (ie. people not likely to frequent HN) don’t really understand the implications or the degree of privacy they’re giving up on behalf of their child here, for the sake of $50.
- ranger_danger 3y ago
  Nothing is going to change until people are educated.
- scotty79 3y ago
  What are the implications? I'm genuinely curious.
- mmh0000 3y ago
  I agree with you in theory, but, it’s a pointless exercise. If those children ever get a drivers license, the DMV will turn around and sell all the personal information they collected to whoever is willing to pay. https://www.vice.com/en/article/a353kj/experts-say-change-law-dppa-driver-privacy-protection-act-stop-dmvs-selling-data https://www.vice.com/en/article/a353kj/experts-say-change-la...
  - tailspin2019 3y ago
    > If those children ever get a drivers license, the DMV will turn around and sell all the personal information FWIW I'm in the UK - but your point still probably stands, I would assume our DMV (the DVLA) does the same thing. Neither organisation collects live video though right? There is a difference... Next step will be 3D scans... Then maybe, "hey share your child's DNA with us for $100!"
  - DANmode 3y ago
    Maybe your DMV. Not every State is created equally.

31 points by b112 3y ago

What sort of parent would do this? "During the call, the child will also need to show a form of identification, such as a state ID card, passport, or driving license if available" What!?

Nextgrid 3y ago
> What sort of parent would do this? Outside the tech/HN bubble, most companies we despise here are considered trusted. "Google/Telus is offering us $50 for helping them out, they are so nice!" is the reasoning there.
startupsfail 3y ago
A sort of parent that lives in the states. I’d guess they are trying to balance datasets that are full of data where they’ve been paying fifty cents to scan children’s faces, outside of the country. There’s nothing particularly nefarious here. Human civilization is building AI and it’s built with the best that humanity can give and the best that can be afforded.

tailspin2019 3y ago

This is horrifying to me. Unfortunately much of the general public (ie. people not likely to frequent HN) don’t really understand the implications or the degree of privacy they’re giving up on behalf of their child here, for the sake of $50.

ranger_danger 3y ago
Nothing is going to change until people are educated.
scotty79 3y ago
What are the implications? I'm genuinely curious.
mmh0000 3y ago
I agree with you in theory, but, it’s a pointless exercise. If those children ever get a drivers license, the DMV will turn around and sell all the personal information they collected to whoever is willing to pay. https://www.vice.com/en/article/a353kj/experts-say-change-law-dppa-driver-privacy-protection-act-stop-dmvs-selling-data https://www.vice.com/en/article/a353kj/experts-say-change-la...
- tailspin2019 3y ago
  > If those children ever get a drivers license, the DMV will turn around and sell all the personal information FWIW I'm in the UK - but your point still probably stands, I would assume our DMV (the DVLA) does the same thing. Neither organisation collects live video though right? There is a difference... Next step will be 3D scans... Then maybe, "hey share your child's DNA with us for $100!"
- DANmode 3y ago
  Maybe your DMV. Not every State is created equally.