Nonconsensual Scraping
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Nonconsensual scraping is the act of scraping data without the consent or knowledge of the individuals involved. This issue has recently become more pronounced with the rise of Artificial Intelligence and the need for mass quantity of training data.
How it works
Why it is a problem
Examples
Clearview AI scraping Facebook and Twitter and collecting massive quantity of photo in order to train their facial recognition AI.[1]
Pinterest training AI based on user-submitted content.
References
- ↑ Matsakis, Louise. "Scraping the Web Is a Powerful Tool. Clearview AI Abused It".