Unauthorized Use of Children’s Images in Open-Source Dataset
The Issue at Hand
Over 170 images and personal details of children from Brazil have been scraped by an open-source dataset without their knowledge or consent. This raises significant concerns about privacy and security.
Potential Risks
Hye worries that, beyond using children’s photos to generate CSAM, the database could reveal potentially sensitive information, such as locations or medical data. This could have serious implications for the safety and privacy of the children involved.
Legal Perspectives
In 2022, a US-based artist highlighted the need for legal frameworks that would allow people to sue if they can prove a deepfake in their likeness had been made nonconsensually. This underscores the importance of having robust legal protections against such violations.
I think that children and their parents shouldn’t be made to shoulder responsibility for protecting kids against a technology that’s fundamentally impossible to protect against,” Hye says. “It’s not their fault.
5 Comments
Are we just going to ignore the ethical dumpster fire in the room?!
That sounds like a serious breach of trust, don’t you think?
Gale: Seriously, where do we draw the line on privacy issues?
Isn’t this a massive invasion of privacy?
It’s shocking how little regard is given to privacy nowadays!