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Snapchat Reserves the Right to Use AI-Generated Images of Your Face in Ads (www.404media.co)

submitted 2 months ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Snapchat is reserving the right to put its users’ faces in ads, according to terms of service related to its “My Selfie” tool (formerly “AI Selfies”), which allows users and their friends to create AI-generated images trained on their selfies.

Users have the option to opt out of this by toggling off a “feature” in the app called “See My Selfie in Ads,” but according to 404 Media’s testing this feature is on by default.

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[+] turbowafflz@lemmy.world -10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean, this is dumb, but it's only ads specifically shown to you so it isn't really a privacy issue. The headline seems like it's intentionally trying to make it seem a lot worse than it is

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't why you are so downvoted. Your comment didn't come off as shilling for Snapchat or anything, and it just clarifies things for people who only read the headline. I appreciate the clarification.

This is still an invasion of privacy, but not quite as egregious as using people's faces in global advertisements. Obligatory fuck Snapchat, regardless.

[–] simonced@lemmy.one 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's still not a feature that users asked for. Hence why making it in the first place, is hiding some darker and creepier objectives.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said ~~“faster horses.“~~ surveillance capitalism.

[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean yeah it's a stupid feature that they probably shouldn't have, I just think the headline is super misleading since it implies they would use your face to advertise to to others which isn't true.

[–] simonced@lemmy.one 5 points 2 months ago

The fact they think I want to see my face in ads, is dumb beyond belief. And they spent money on that lol.