Facial Recognition Service Abused to Target Russian Porn Actresses

April 9, 2016

The facial recognition service FindFace, which enables users to correlate images with individuals' social media profiles on Vkontakte, has been allegedly misused to de-anonymize and harass Russian women in the adult entertainment industry and alleged sex workers. Such actions demonstrate the need for responsible AI governance and guardrails to prevent harm.

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Alleged deployer: ntechlab
Alleged developer: ntechlab
Alleged harmed parties: russian-pornographic-actresses, russian-sex-workers

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