The Federal Trade Commission has ordered a photo storage company to delete facial recognition algorithms it used on photos it collected from users without their permission, according to Medium’s OneZero. The FTC’s action is the first time a company has been required to delete algorithms and could be a harbinger for future regulation. Lawmakers are increasingly focused on algorithms as a...
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