I know who you are, even if you don't want to tell me


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Further comments to the post of facial recognition earlier today http://blog.mydigitalfootprint.com/facial-recognition-is-it-part-of-my-digital-f

And other comments on the blog here http://blog.mydigitalfootprint.com/?sort=&search=facial

So the short version is that you can take a picture of someone, use the image to search images on say Facebook, match the two images using some sort of facial recognition algorithm and therefore find out someone's name (given the match and the different database entries).  This would apply even for someone just walking down the street, or tracking them where they walked, find you where they live and any other data.... shock.  It simple terms it is allowing databases to be paired to create value or make it really creepy.

Test cases prove it all works but they use data that was "selective" to make it quicker, but the reality is here and these services will be rolled out and you will be identified without being asked from your ID, which for some is the issue. “I want to hide”

As we realise and struggle with the fact that democracy entitles everyone who has a voice to be counted (freedom of expression), so we also realise that certain digital technology makes it harder to do harm.

Mr Policeman stops you;  "diving licence please" even for the trained eye and a data base detecting the forgery is hard but has real costs for Joe Public. However with the shoulder strap videocam the true person ID comes back allowing the  police to do his/ her job.  Where else can this tech be used that we would see value - Identification of people in a disaster, being identified as a VIP at your bank (assuming longevity of jobs has gone); criminal activity, names of guests, boarder control....

So all criminals will work this out and have ID photos on Facebook etc that are not them but similar enough to fool the algorithm or they wear a few facial extras, which makes them easy to identify!? 

But I still have the same question – who’s data is it?