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But PimEyes does little to enforce this goal beyond a box that a searcher has to click claiming to own the loaded face. Helen Nissenbaum, professor of privacy at Cornell University, called it “ridiculous” unless a researcher on the site provides government credentials, as Ms. Scarlett should do when she chooses to go out.

“If it’s useful to see where our face is, we should only imagine that a company that offers this service would be transparent and audited,” Ms Nissenbaum said.

PimEyes does not do such an audit, but Mr. Gobronidze said the site would ban a user with search activity “beyond anything that makes sense”, and as an example he identified a user with more than 1,000 searches per day. He relies on users to do the right thing, and he stated that anyone who searches for someone else’s face without permission will break European privacy law.

“It should be the responsibility of the person using it,” he said. “We’re just a tool provider.”

Ms Scarlett said she never thought she would speak publicly about what happened to her when she was 19, but felt compelled to do so after realizing the footage was out.

“It would have been used against me,” he said. “I’m happy to be the one to find them, but for me it’s more about luck than PimEyes working as intended. It should never exist.”

Exceptions to the rule

While he says PimEyes should only be used for self-calls, Mr. Gobronidze is open to other uses as long as it’s “ethical”. He said he approves of investigative journalists and the role PimEyes plays. Identifying the Americans The one who raided the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The Times allows its journalists to use facial recognition search engines to report, but has internal rules about the practice. “Every request to use a facial recognition tool for reporting purposes requires prior review and approval by a senior member of masthead and our legal department to ensure that use complies with our standards and applicable laws,” said Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha.