The Federal Trade Commission (@FTC) has rejected the Entertainment Software Rating Board's (ESRB) proposal to implement an AI-powered face-scanning system for age estimation. This decision has been met with approval from privacy advocates, including @linakhanFTC and @BedoyaFTC, who argue that such technology does not offer a privacy-protective way to estimate age. The ESRB's initiative aimed at using facial recognition to verify users' ages as a means to restrict access to certain websites. Despite the setback, there are indications that this proposal or similar technology might be revisited in the future.
FTC responds to ESRB's proposal for an AI-powered face-scanning 'age estimation' system "No" https://t.co/FnGwIdyS0v
The FTC has denied the ESRB's proposal for an AI-powered face-scanning "age estimation" system, but that's probably not the end of it. https://t.co/JpYL7MxsPO
US government denies ESRB's AI-powered face-scanning "age estimation" proposal, but it's probably not gone for good. https://t.co/q9ebOXDWhm
FTC denies facial age estimation as verification tactic https://t.co/mSFGj9vMm7 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
Another great move from the @FTC. A world where you get your face scanned to access a website is not a safer world. There is no "privacy protective" way to scan people's faces in order to estimate their age. Well done @linakhanFTC @BedoyaFTC and all https://t.co/3ZMid881RN