Privacy in the Age of AI: Short Analysis of Instagram's Facial Recognition
No wonder most common folks out there do not particularly like Artificial Intelligence. Though it has just started automating work that needed little but permanent manual labor, it is in its nascent stage to become an existential threat to humanity in the next 25-30 years. Allow me to elaborate with a real-life example. In recent years, Instagram, a famous social media platform billions of people use worldwide, has increasingly relied on biometric data. For those who understand, biometric data refers to unique physical characteristics that can be used to identify an individual, such as fingerprints, facial recognition, and voice recognition. While this technology can provide a seamless user experience, it concerns data privacy and consent . And Instagram made a rookie mistake that backfired. 2019 Instagram Unethical Trial One of the most controversial uses of biometric data on Instagram is facial recognition technology. In 2019, Instagram b