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I wonder how it might affect people with medical conditions that make their faces look unusual. If the law only applies to pornography, most people in that situ

by tobr 1y ago

I wonder how it might affect people with medical conditions that make their faces look unusual. If the law only applies to pornography, most people in that situation might not want to go talk to a journalist about it.

eesmith 1y ago
Not well. "When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services." https://www.wired.com/story/when-face-recognition-doesnt-know-your-face-is-a-face/ https://www.wired.com/story/when-face-recognition-doesnt-kno... Posted to HN yesterday at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45667472 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45667472 . No comments.
- mcherm 1y ago
  > Posted to HN yesterday [...] No comments. I wonder if that is partially because many (like myself) aren't subscribers and can't read the article.
  - eesmith 1y ago
    I am not a subscriber. In LibreWolf I went to the page then switched to reader mode.
delaminator 1y ago
Then they supply govt. ID. The law does not mandate check via camera.
- Hizonner 1y ago
  How about "Then Ofcom fucks off, and the Government apologizes for its stupidity and moves to repeal the OSA"?
cykros 1y ago
Especially when firing up a VPN and not providing anyone their ID is so trivial.