Description:
Commercial collections of personal data, such as images of faces and other biometric information, are susceptible to breach by malicious actors and abuse by public authorities, by way of access to this data and government-led or sponsored surveillance and hacking. Fraudsters and impersonators can use this data to create fake social media and bank accounts. Photos of individuals' faces can also be used for FaceID Bruteforce databases. However, as in the recent example of FaceApp, individuals themselves often give the rights to their images by uploading them and agreeing to the terms of service that essentially mean giving away all of users rights. While an individual’s images and other biometric information is usually protected by the law, in practice, it becomes an individual’s personal responsibility to protect their digital identity from copying and misuse.
