What concerns me more, as a Texan, is this troubling lawsuit.
By CNN Newsource
Published: May. 12, 2022 at 5:03 PM GMT-5
LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - Certain Instagram filters are now disabled for users in the State of Texas.
It comes after the state’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Meta which owns Instagram and Facebook, citing the company’s alleged misuse of facial recognition technology.
The lawsuit says filters using facial geometry breaks Texas’ facial recognition laws.
The technology reportedly learns a user’s face and can automatically tag or associate a person with an image without consent.
Despite disabling the filters, the company maintains the technology is not facial recognition and is not used to identify anyone.
Filters that only change the image color or background are still usable.
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So does this apply to the new app that is number one in both the android and ios stores? NewProfilePic?
What concerns me more, as a Texan, is this troubling lawsuit.
By CNN Newsource
Published: May. 12, 2022 at 5:03 PM GMT-5
LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - Certain Instagram filters are now disabled for users in the State of Texas.
It comes after the state’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Meta which owns Instagram and Facebook, citing the company’s alleged misuse of facial recognition technology.
The lawsuit says filters using facial geometry breaks Texas’ facial recognition laws.
The technology reportedly learns a user’s face and can automatically tag or associate a person with an image without consent.
Despite disabling the filters, the company maintains the technology is not facial recognition and is not used to identify anyone.
Filters that only change the image color or background are still usable.
<end quote>
So does this apply to the new app that is number one in both the android and ios stores? NewProfilePic?
Just joined substack and first thing I saw was about Texas! Thanks for the local coverage Tom.
Hey Tom, welcome to Substack! I've followed your work for a long time, so it's great to see you on the platform.✌️