But they are not releasing the code for their project
WTF?
!Technology’s invasive reach is expanding at an alarming rate.
“After a few seconds, their personal information pops up on your phone.”
Large language models (LLMs) are also used to infer personal details from scraped web content.
Essentially, they have used mostly off-the-shelf products to build a system that automatically doxes people in public spaces.
After a photo is snapped, the system automatically visits the PimEyes website and uploads the photo.
Are we ready for a world where our data is exposed at a glance?
How do you know my mom’s phone number?"
The students claim their motivation was primarily curiosity and interest.
However, they quickly realized the potential dangers.
Indeed, one of the live demonstrations showed how easily the technology could be used for nefarious purposes.
Ardayfio approached a woman he called Betsy armed with information he gleaned from the face match on his phone.
He introduced himself claiming they had met through a specific foundation that had been included in the search results.
The publication said it was unclear whether she consented to be used as a test subject.
The system is not foolproof, though.
Sometimes it provided the wrong name, according to some of the responses in the demonstration.
Not surprisingly, the project raises significant privacy concerns.
Nguyen and Ardayfio say they are not releasing the code for I-XRAY.
“I think people could definitely take the idea and run with it,” Ardayfio said.
