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Re: How normal am I?

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Based on algorithms like those, my 6-7ish beauty score would stop me from becoming a popular social media influencer if I wanted to. Isn't that lovely!

Re: How normal am I?

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Not useless at all, there are usually enough pictures of people on the internet with names, metadata, etc attached to immediately link and identify. Basically what Clearview does (did?). I would not be surprised if this was a data collection siphon.

> I would not be surprised if this was a data collection siphon. Except for it being sponsored by Eu - home to the most effective privacy jurisdiction on the planet.

I don't think this is a scam/data collection site (as others have recognized the researcher involved, etc.), but what would stop a random website from claiming it was "sponsored by the EU"?

Re: How normal am I?

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For the extra paranoid, I can confirm that it does work offline after you press the button and let it load. You can hide your face until it loads, and then cut the connection. Be sure to close the tab before you go online again.

Service Workers are a thing. If you're extra extra paranoid, use a disposable VM in Qubes OS. https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-use-disposables/

Wait—service workers can keep running after a tab is closed?!

Re: How normal am I?

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Devil’s advocate here. What could go wrong? If you open a website in a fresh browser context and let it use your camera, isn’t this about the same as walking down a street with CCTV cameras?

> Devil’s advocate here. What could go wrong? Could be used for a scam, by a stalker, for social engineering, or several other evil ploys. Today, there are so many possible bad actions which are happening... On average, they are unlikely, but not impossible. And who knows about the long run. > If you open a website in a fresh browser context and let it use your camera, isn’t this about the same as walking down a stre…

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