@Natasha_JayI find it rather alarming and creepy that this integration with Google Vision API reads a photo/selfie and then tries to assess one's income, religion, politics and then recommends target advertising.
It didn't do this back in December.
Yes, even if it's a photo of your cat! ... privacy at your own risk. Try it via -
https://theyseeyourphotos.com/
"The Tabby cat is a mammal. It is likely earning 0-100 USD a year. It is possibly a follower of paganism. The creature seems observant, lethargic, and tranquil. The cat is not wearing any clothes. It enjoys activities such as sleeping, grooming, and staring contests, while it may also engage in shredding toilet paper, biting ankles, and shedding hairballs. The cat is unlikely to be politically affiliated.
The Tabby cat seems to exhibit predictable behavior and susceptibility to visual stimuli; hence we can target it with niche and general pet-related products, such as catnip-infused scratch posts (FelineFrolic), self-cleaning litter boxes (LitterLess)... "
@Natasha_Jay
I've been tagged as a Conservative, Labour, Greens, and as Social Democrat from selfies (but wildly, not Lib Dems)
A Christian (because I'm white or ...?)
Frankly this stuff and it's intent is getting very scary very fast
@Natasha_Jay i want to make a joke about your cat demanding a raise due to cuteness, but I know thats not the point you’re trying to make.
@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt@johne
That's a lovely thought!
Well a cat pic shows how silly this is, but also I'm very dubious on privacy on this tech chain > Cloudflare > Google
@Natasha_Jay i adjusted gps location of a selfie to see what changes. i don’t think it’s using that, as last test used address in most expensive Denver suburb.
@Natasha_Jay@johne
I don't know how it gets location. On my phone the info is stripped out. It gets that I'm in the UK but is about 20 miles off. Apart from the times it geolocated me to France and Israel (I was actually in Portugal) and one time my cat/bedroom to Tokyo (God alone knows...!)
@Natasha_Jay probably falls back to location info of ip address if no exif data
@Natasha_Jay@johne
That's what I was thinking
But the IP address should let them get far closer within a few miles. Hmmm I have wifi off and mobile data on, maybe it gets a less accurate read
@johne Highlands Ranch lol? @Natasha_Jay
@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay Cherry Hills Village.
@johne Ah, that checks LoL We used to have a boutique in Cherry Creek. @Natasha_Jay
@johne My grandparents built a house there in 1950. Talk about prescient as regards land value. They sold it in like 1999 for on the order of 100x their initial purchase/build price.
@smellsofbikes Holy frijoles.