Juste pour se faire peur, voici un article de Techcrunch qui montre la puissance des smart cities et leurs risques évidents pour la protection des données personnelles … s’il y en a encore une aujourd’hui.
Une faille ou une base de données mal protégée sur le cloud Alibaba a permis de montrer la diversité des données collectées et en particulier celles concernant la reconnaissance faciale
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The exposed data contains enough information to pinpoint where people went, when and for how long, allowing anyone with access to the data — including police — to build up a picture of a person’s day-to-day life.…
The database processed various facial details, such as if a person’s eyes or mouth are open, if they’re wearing sunglasses, or a mask — common during periods of heavy smog — and if a person is smiling or even has a beard.The database also contained a subject’s approximate age as well as an “attractive” score, according to the database fields.
But the capabilities of the system have a darker side, particularly given the complicated politics of China.
The system also uses its facial recognition systems to detect ethnicities and labels them — such as “汉族” for Han Chinese, the main ethnic group of China — and also “维族” — or Uyghur Muslims, an ethnic minority under persecution by Beijing.
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