I’m the researcher. If I don’t test it on myself, what credibility do I have? I do the same when I post about malware or the dark web .. I need to get my hands dirty to talk about it properly, otherwise I become just a theoretical researcher
Apologies. It was not attack on you or your post. It was the fact that any of us would have to voluntarily give a third party our photo I order to utilize these sites. Once given, they can use/share the photo with untold other third parties.
I’m sure that is okay with lots of people and they would enjoy seeing where else their image pops up.
No worries at all :P I didn’t take it as an attack. And you’re totally right: handing over a photo to a third party is a huge trade-off, and most people don’t even realize how far that image can travel. I only do it because it’s part of the job… somebody has to be the crash-test dummy, right? 😅
But for everyday users, I 100% agree, the risk usually isn’t worth the ‘curiosity’ factor
I get your point, but I see it differently. My role here is as a researcher, someone has to get their hands dirty to understand how these systems really work. If I don’t test it on myself, I can’t speak with accuracy or credibility. The goal isn’t to expose my data, but to show how these tools behave in a real scenario
Hi my dear. I understand the concern. Many of these services do raise red flags. That’s exactly why I test them myself .. to understand the risks and explain them clearly to others
This article comes at the perfect time, with all the recent discusions around AI and privacy. You're absolutely right about the need to monitor our digital faces. I just wonder how truly effective these more general search tools are for catching everything, especially when facing advanced deepfake tech.
I’ll be honest : I expected more from these tools. Most of them focus only on social media profiles, avatars, and public websites. None of them showed anything truly surprising or something I wasn’t already aware of. And I didn’t find any reliable option that searches the onion network, for example. They could probably detect someone impersonating you on LinkedIn, which is useful, but overall I have to say I expected more.
I’m not considered a public figure, but I’ve been working in IT and InfoSec for two decades, and there are plenty of photos of me from events, talks, and awards. Not all of them were found, which shows how limited these tools still are.
So, the downside is you actually provide a photo of yourself to the site…
I’m the researcher. If I don’t test it on myself, what credibility do I have? I do the same when I post about malware or the dark web .. I need to get my hands dirty to talk about it properly, otherwise I become just a theoretical researcher
Apologies. It was not attack on you or your post. It was the fact that any of us would have to voluntarily give a third party our photo I order to utilize these sites. Once given, they can use/share the photo with untold other third parties.
I’m sure that is okay with lots of people and they would enjoy seeing where else their image pops up.
No worries at all :P I didn’t take it as an attack. And you’re totally right: handing over a photo to a third party is a huge trade-off, and most people don’t even realize how far that image can travel. I only do it because it’s part of the job… somebody has to be the crash-test dummy, right? 😅
But for everyday users, I 100% agree, the risk usually isn’t worth the ‘curiosity’ factor
That certainly defeats the purpose.
I get your point, but I see it differently. My role here is as a researcher, someone has to get their hands dirty to understand how these systems really work. If I don’t test it on myself, I can’t speak with accuracy or credibility. The goal isn’t to expose my data, but to show how these tools behave in a real scenario
Hi my dear. I understand the concern. Many of these services do raise red flags. That’s exactly why I test them myself .. to understand the risks and explain them clearly to others
THANK you for your comment
This article comes at the perfect time, with all the recent discusions around AI and privacy. You're absolutely right about the need to monitor our digital faces. I just wonder how truly effective these more general search tools are for catching everything, especially when facing advanced deepfake tech.
I’ll be honest : I expected more from these tools. Most of them focus only on social media profiles, avatars, and public websites. None of them showed anything truly surprising or something I wasn’t already aware of. And I didn’t find any reliable option that searches the onion network, for example. They could probably detect someone impersonating you on LinkedIn, which is useful, but overall I have to say I expected more.
I’m not considered a public figure, but I’ve been working in IT and InfoSec for two decades, and there are plenty of photos of me from events, talks, and awards. Not all of them were found, which shows how limited these tools still are.