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Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks
(theconversation.com)
this post was submitted on 03 May 2026
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Have there been actual studies done against the various facial recognition technologies out there right now to see what the minimal adjustments are to break it, and following that, to successfully and reliably be recognized as a specific other person?
There are human rights organisations that make morphed passes that work for you and some other person.