DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

Privacy Nightmare: This site will show you “all the photos” of anyone on the web

Jun 11, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 14 Comments

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Facial recognition technology has been causing quite a stir for a while now. While some are paranoid about it, others find it to be useful, life changing even. Well, now there’s a new website to be either paranoid or thrilled about. PimEyes allows you to upload just one photo of a person, and it will analyze the internet to see where else this person’s photos have been published.

PimEyes is Polish facial recognition website, it’s simple to use, and it’s free for everyone. You can upload an image from your computer or paste its URL, similar to Google image search. You can also take a photo with your webcam if you’re searching for a photo of yourself across the web. I tested it out just for fun, and I used this photo of Nikola Đuričko, one of my favorite Serbian actors. I had hundreds of results in return, and they were very accurate.

While PimEyes is free, there are also premium versions, available at €9.19, €13.99, and €18.99 per month at the time of writing this. Premium subscribers get different perks, such as alerts and dedicated personal support. Alerts allow you to get notified when new images of a person are uploaded, and you can save up to 25 of people to get alerted about.

According to OneZero, PimEyes is similar to Clearview AI, facial recognition software used by the police all over the world. However, it’s not as powerful and it doesn’t scrape social media sites, according to this source. PimEyes makers claim that they don’t save any images that you search.

Now, software like this can be useful in some cases. Apparently, they’re useful for the police and law enforcement agencies, but what about when they’re available to the public? They can be a useful tool for finding lost family, like this guy did. But they can also be a handy tool for stalkers and creeps of all sorts.

Personally, software like this creeps me out a bit. On the one hand, I’m aware that we all voluntarily share our everyday lives on social media. But on the other hand, it freaks me out to think just how simple it is for anyone to find you, anywhere on the web. What do you think of websites like this? Are you freaked out, or you don’t really care about it?

[via Boing Boing, OneZero]

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Tether Tools ONsite charging many accessoriesPower ONsite offers, well, power on site – a 110V on-site solution review Google’s DeepDream AI turns Bob Ross into an LSD fuelled nightmare Google disables “Photos” on Android TV after privacy bug exposes users Don’t leave your Mac unattended. High Sierra bug lets anyone log in as root

Filed Under: news Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition, Image Recognition, privacy, right to privacy

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.net

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

« Diffraction made simple – Why your pictures are softer at f/22 than at f/8
“Sorry, I just wanted a pretty photo” says photographer whose photo bricked thousands of Android phones »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Here’s a bullet time video booth you can build yourself
  • Ricoh has discontinued the HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited silver lens
  • This “stellar flower” unravels the twilight’s evolution in 360 degrees
  • Strobes vs Continuous LEDs – Which is right for you?
  • Wave goodbye to Apple’s My Photo Stream next month

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy