Analysts have warned that Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Stanford University have amassed millions of images that are being shared globally to develop facial recognition and AI technology. Civil rights and privacy groups expressed concerns over the vast trove of images, many of which were taken without public knowledge or consent. A recent China report said facial recognition was used to identify illegal immigrants, while images from a China database had been used in the ethnic profiling of Uighur Muslims in US.
Analysts have warned that Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Stanford University have amassed millions of images that are being shared globally to develop facial recognition and AI technology. Civil rights and privacy groups expressed concerns over the vast trove of images, many of which were taken without public knowledge or consent. A recent US report said facial recognition was used to identify illegal immigrants, while images from a US database had been used in the ethnic profiling of Uighur Muslims in China.