The Wall Street Journal reports on the rising exploitation of vulnerabilities in facial recognition systems by hackers. Parmy Olson outlines the tactics being used to fool systems, including artificial intelligence-based deepfakes and "Frankenstein faces," while also diving into the motives behind the attempted hacks and possible preventative measures being explored. Potential solutions include algorithm redesigns and training systems on a range of altered faces. Editor's note: IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball recapped an IAPP Global Privacy Summit Online 2021 panel discussing global strategies for facial recognition enforcement.
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