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Stalkers ‘exploit face recognition site designed to stop revenge porn’

2023-12

Software such as PimEyes and Facewatch use AI to map facial proportions and match them to photos online

MPs call for ban on software that searches internet for people’s images

MPs are calling for a search engine for faces to be banned amid concerns it is being used by stalkers.

PimEyes is intended to be used to combat revenge porn and identity theft. Users can upload a picture of someone to its website, which reveals where it has appeared on the internet.

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The company uses AI to map facial proportions and match the photos. Campaigners have been raising the alarm after people used PimEyes to stalk strangers and identify porn stars.

Video on TikTok show someone taking a picture of a cameraman at a Taylor Swift concert to identify him and women expressing alarm that their images were being shared on dedicated PimEyes channels on the extremist message board 4Chan. PimEyes has also been scanning
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[1] URL: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stalkers-exploit-face-recognition-site-designed-to-stop-revenge-porn-c9mh9d6pw
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