Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a system that combines facial recognition technology with social networking data and information drawn from other sources, raising new privacy concerns. The research team, led by Alessandro Acquisti, associate professor of information technology and public policy, will present its findings in full at Black Hat, a security conference to be held in Las Vegas later this week. Using facial recognition software with other sources of data makes it possible to identify strangers and gain substantial personal information about them.
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Will Privacy Concerns Spawn the Faceless Book?
Posted by: Rob Spiegel August 2, 2011 12:40 PMCarnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a system that combines facial recognition technology with social networking data and information drawn from other sources, raising new privacy concerns. The research team, led by Alessandro Acquisti, associate professor of information technology and public policy, will present its findings in full at Black Hat, a security conference to be held in Las Vegas later this week. Using facial recognition software with other sources of data makes it possible to identify strangers and gain substantial personal information about them.