Facebook’s New Captcha Test: 'Upload a Clear Photo of Your Face'
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#2If it can't be fooled by a picture found online (but not uploaded to facebook) then that must mean facebook is indexing images across the internet and analysing all the faces they find... and if it can, what's the point (edit: from a user point of view)?
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#3If it can't be fooled by a picture found online (but not uploaded to facebook) then that must mean facebook is indexing images across the internet and analysing all the faces they find... and if it can, what's the point (edit: from a user point of view)?
To have the world's best biometric registry that is constantly updated and optimized by it's users.
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#4If it can't be fooled by a picture found online (but not uploaded to facebook) then that must mean facebook is indexing images across the internet and analysing all the faces they find... and if it can, what's the point (edit: from a user point of view)?
To have the world's best biometric registry that is constantly updated and optimized by it's users.
Yes, I should have been more accurate in my original post - what's the point for the user :-)
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#5That’s not a captcha, that’s used when you’re locked out of your account and they need to verify if it’s you. Like when they ask for your ID card.
I assume this only happens if you’ve uploaded pictures of yourself in the past, so they can compare them.
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#6Is anyone concerned enough with their facebook profile security to want to be verified on this level?
why not a normal 2fa? it seems like there is a hidden agenda behind collecting and analyzing users facial characteristics.
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#7That’s not a captcha, that’s used when you’re locked out of your account and they need to verify if it’s you. Like when they ask for your ID card. I assume this only happens if you’ve uploaded pictures of yourself in the past, so they can compare them.
Sounds pretty weird. So if I want to steal someones account I just either A) take a picture of them or B) download a picture of their face from facebook? What's the point exactly?
Seems as silly as uploading your nekid pics so facebook can prevent them from being distributed. If they really wanted to protect you they would just let you download an app that could analyze the files and upload just enough to detect similar video/pictures.
What has facebook done in the past to earn such trust? Seems just the opposite. Isn't it crazy to assume facebook will keep anything you upload secure?
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#8That’s not a captcha, that’s used when you’re locked out of your account and they need to verify if it’s you. Like when they ask for your ID card. I assume this only happens if you’ve uploaded pictures of yourself in the past, so they can compare them.
Uh, the article disagrees.
> In a statement to WIRED, a Facebook spokesperson said the photo test is intended to “help us catch suspicious activity at various points of interaction on the site, including creating an account, sending Friend requests, setting up ads payments, and creating or editing ads.”
They're basically training people to provide PII/biometrics on-demand as the price of using their service.
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#9I will never do this. I don't even post photos of myself on FB, or use "Messenger" or their mobile app, so it probably wouldn't work anyway, but I have no doubt they're looking to monetize the feature and that businesses and governments are their target markets.
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#10I'm sure the biometric data harvested from these pictures won't be abused by three letters agencies.