<div dir="ltr"><div>Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>Might be of interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via InternetPolicy</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 3:01 AM<br>Subject: [Internet Policy] Two major developments that are a major threat to privacy<br>To: <a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:InternetPolicy@elists.isoc.org">InternetPolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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Dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
with much of this mailing list's discussions monopolised by the PIR
sale debate, I thought I'd mention two articles that deserve
reading, which point to the fact that we might be just months away
from privacy dying a very prompt death. I find it sad that only a
handful of organisations are making noise about this, and even
sadder that the Internet Society nor any of its members appear to
understand this this is all Internet-related and therefore of utmost
importance.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51188669" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51188669</a>
-- China's facial recognition coming to a place near you. The video
in this report is that of the well publicised test by a UK reporter
to see how long it takes for him to be (a) identified and (b)
apprehended after his face being added to the system<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-secretive-company-that-might-end-privacy-as-we-know-it/ar-BBZ57OT" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-secretive-company-that-might-end-privacy-as-we-know-it/ar-BBZ57OT</a>
-- it's just a matter of months before privacy stops existing
altogether and everyone is identified on the streets. Clearview is
one such company selling your face. There are several others in the
pipeline. Governments really do not need to implement all the
surveillance themselves, it's all going to be available
commercially. I am now waiting for the day when the database of 3Bn
identities gets hacked and we end up with massive identity fraud.
Plus all the other Armageddon scenarios around this kind of database
being used.<br>
<br>
I can also foresee apps and web sites for <a href="http://trackmygirlfriend.com" target="_blank">trackmygirlfriend.com</a> and
<a href="http://trackmyemployee.com" target="_blank">trackmyemployee.com</a> and the more horrific <a href="http://namethatchild.com" target="_blank">namethatchild.com</a> which
pedofiles will like.<br>
<br>
Of course, none of this has been deemed to be in the Internet
Society's Remit for 2020, so I'm probably sending this to the wrong
forum. Let's get back to bashing the PIR sale sandbox.<br>
<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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