Face Search Engine Raises Privacy Concerns

holy_calamity writes "Startup Polar Rose is in the news today after announcing it will soon launch a service that uses facial recognition software, along with collaborative input, to identify and find people in photos online. But such technology has serious implications for privacy, according to two UK civil liberties groups. Will people be so keen to put their lives on Flickr once anyone from ID thieves to governments can find out their name, and who they associate with?"

Comments

What IS OK?

[ArcherB]

I don't understand how an ID thief is going to use this, especially since most of the pictures are plainly labeled. "Like, here is me and Brittney at the NSync concert. It was so, like, OMG!"

My main question is this:
What is OK for governments to use to fight terrorism that won't get privacy advocacy groups in a tizzy, that will actually work and not easily circumvented? For example, don't say require FISA warrants before listening, because it is quicker to buy another disposable cell phone than it is to obtain a FISA warrant.

I'm not being a troll, but it seems like every energy resource we come up with runs afowl (pun intended) with environmentalist and every security measure runs afoul of privacy groups. Since we are not talking about energy here, ignore that part.

We obviously need some sort of security. What is OK?