Something much like the movie ‘The Terminator’ has actually occurred, where you’ll be able to work out the name, phone number, and address of an individual passing by on the road just by taking a look at their face. That is the results of equipping Meta’s smart glasses with facial recognition technology and connecting them to SNS.
Media 404 reported on the 2nd (local time) that two students at Harvard University developed smart glasses using facial recognition technology.
Based on this, students Anphu Nguyen and Kane Ardeipio said, “We carried out the project to boost awareness of what is feasible with this technology, and we won’t disclose the main points.”
Nonetheless, the video they released contained serious content that’s currently prohibited by law. When someone’s face is captured within the frame by their modified glasses, personal information is displayed on the phone a number of seconds later. Names, phone numbers, addresses, and even family relationships appear here. This connects the device to the web and retrieves information from social media, etc.
They recognized the identity of a lady named Betsy whom they met on the Boston subway and even greeted her as in the event that they had known her before. It is claimed that in this fashion, they succeeded in identifying dozens of individuals they encountered by probability on the road. There have been cases where the info was inaccurate.
They added that by utilizing this technology, which they named ‘I-XRAY’, they will even follow a lady they by accident meet on the road to her home. They declined to reveal the technology, but identified that somebody could actually use it in an analogous way.
In truth, the technology applied this time is a technique that anyone can currently implement. Meta’s smart glasses equipped with a camera are currently on sale, and facial recognition technology is used on a site called Pimeyes, which anyone can use.
If you upload a photograph of your face, the location provides an inventory of faces it believes matches and the source URL. The net address may include the address of the affiliated company or community, which is input right into a large language model (LLM) and private information is output.
Pim Eyes may request that their information be deleted.
This problem has already been identified several years ago. There have also been revelations that Meta and Google even have facial recognition technology, but are hiding it. For that reason, wearables with cameras are designed in order that a signal comes from the front in order that the opposite person can recognize them when taking a photograph or video. Nonetheless, if you happen to pass by on a vibrant street in broad daylight, the sunshine might not be visible.
A Meta spokesperson responded that this behavior “violates our terms of service.” Pim Eyes said, “That is the primary time I actually have heard of this fact. We’re a service that gives similar images, not for the aim of identifying individuals.”
Ardeipio, a glasses developer, emphasized, “Someone could abuse glasses in this fashion,” and added, “We must be more vigilant about this.”
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
