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Yet, Forbes & others talk about FaceApp.
Hmm. Would it be possible to run these Apps in a VM like container? allow it access a dummy, empty folder to read from somewhat of a container for all apps? then there would be a manual transfer process between the shared folders after you've saved an image? So when downloading an App it will ask would you want to run this in an isolated environment? and you can, so if it tries to scan over your photo gallery it will…
This is a scoping issue. On iOS devices at least no app has access to your photo gallery unless they explicitly prompt you for permission. That said, many apps need access to the photo gallery - say I want to put a screenshot into discord. The issue is that now Discord has access to ALL of my photos. There needs to be more scoping options. "Allow access to previous 12 photos while you're using the app" kinda deal.
We keep harping on about privacy, and then shit like this happens. There are two possible conclusions to draw. One is that the general public actually doesn’t care about privacy at all. It’s a niche concern. The other is that the general public cares but is completely and utterly clueless about how to defend themselves, to the point that an app can literally say “give us your name and face and we can do whatever we w…
Then consider that half of the population is stupider than that
The coverage on FaceApp and the way they talk about it is ridiculous. When it comes for instance to Snapchat's numbers, the coverage is about the success of the company. How is FaceApp different than all other apps and social networks that are storing all your photos with location and tags to your friends except that FaceApp is a Russian company? I'm not defending FaceApp. I don't use social networks either for the s…
snap is a scarier but most people dont care since its so ingrained into their lives... for whatever reason I never understood.. but my friends used love it even while I warned them how stupid it was so use snap in the first place if you cared about privacy
what happens to snap.inc/your data when the userbase drops off completely.. inevitably like every other social media..
1. https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/17/faceapp-gets-federal-atten...
We keep harping on about privacy, and then shit like this happens. There are two possible conclusions to draw. One is that the general public actually doesn’t care about privacy at all. It’s a niche concern. The other is that the general public cares but is completely and utterly clueless about how to defend themselves, to the point that an app can literally say “give us your name and face and we can do whatever we w…
We keep harping on about privacy, and then shit like this happens. There are two possible conclusions to draw. One is that the general public actually doesn’t care about privacy at all. It’s a niche concern. The other is that the general public cares but is completely and utterly clueless about how to defend themselves, to the point that an app can literally say “give us your name and face and we can do whatever we w…
It's not that people don't care; privacy is probably undervalued in the context of making privacy vs. convenience/utility decisions. (Digital) privacy's value isn't really tangible until it's actively used against you.
It's worse when it has access to your picture because a friend thought it'd be funny. In that situation the App gets my picture without my consent.
Didn't Facebook face tagging work the same for a long time? It would ask people to provide names for other people in their photos
It's worse when it has access to your picture because a friend thought it'd be funny. In that situation the App gets my picture without my consent.
Can a friend agree to these terms when it is my face, my name, and my private data though?
Your name is on your mail, your census, your driving licence, you provide your name and address to companies all the time. your name and address is now public information.
If someone can tie your public face to your public name then thats public information.
you dont like it, get a PO box and wear a mask all the time.
We keep harping on about privacy, and then shit like this happens. There are two possible conclusions to draw. One is that the general public actually doesn’t care about privacy at all. It’s a niche concern. The other is that the general public cares but is completely and utterly clueless about how to defend themselves, to the point that an app can literally say “give us your name and face and we can do whatever we w…
Option 3: No one read the terms of services, and 99% of the app users are not even aware of that, didn't even give it a passing thought.