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Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 5 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.zip

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Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data of Australian adult users to train its AI models and provides no opt-out option, even though it allows people in the European Union to refuse consent.

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

At this point, I have to assume if you are using social media to post photos of yourself, or share thoughts on life, you don't care what happens to your data. AI being trained on your photos isn't the first straw in social media malfeasance. Facebook isn't free, but it doesn't cost money.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How about people posting photos of you without your notice or permission? Just because you don't use social media, doesn't mean you are not affected.

[+] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world -20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Scraping the bottom of the barrel there, aren't you. Where are these photos coming from? Who is posting them?

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Take your friends or family members who use social media. Do you control what they post on their social media? When you hang out with them during holidays or vacations, do you wear a mask or hide behind a wall when photos are taken? I doubt that and even if you do, most people, don't.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My friends and family are apparently saints or something, because they ask. As a matter of fact, my mother's birthday was Sunday, and I went to visit. My sister took my picture while I was sitting with her kids and asked if it was OK to share on Facebook. I don't know, maybe have a talk with people you are close to and set some boundaries. I'll keep it a buck with you, I never had to bring it up with anyone, it's just common courtesy.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You have the most thoughtful friends and family members. But how about strangers in public places, do you talk to anyone that have their phone out in public to make sure they don't post anything to their social media?