In this video, I’ll walk you through exactly how to opt out of several popular facial recognition databases—no paid service required.
Companies like PimEyes, FaceCheck.ID, and Social Catfish are scraping the web for your photos and selling facial recognition services to anyone with a credit card.
I researched each of them and show you how to remove your images step-by-step.
⛔ In the United States, only Illinois residents can out of Clearview AI, (but you don’t have to prove you live in Illinois when you submit an opt out request).
✅ Learn how to:
• Opt out of PimEyes
• Delete your face from FaceCheck.ID
• Submit a removal request to Social Catfish
💬 Were you surprised how easily your face can be found online? Let me know in the comments.
🎓 I’m Dr. Jon Padfield — engineer, former legislator, and business professor. On this channel, we explore the intersection of business, technology, and society, with a strong focus on privacy.
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🔗 Opt-out links & sources:
https://www.clearview.ai
https://natlawreview.com/article/facial-recognition-clearview-aclu-settlement-charts-new-path-bipa-and-first
https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/electronics/RW4006ray-ban%20|%20meta%20wayfarer-black/8056597988377
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2024/10/03/metas-ray-ban-smart-glasses-used-to-instantly-dox-strangers-in-public-thanks-to-ai-and-facial-recognition/
Harvard Students Connect Meta Ray-Bans to PimEyes Face Search, Provoking Privacy Concerns
https://pimeyes.com/en
https://facecheck.id/#BkTzl3voBqM
https://socialcatfish.com/ris-membership-levels/?token=f708ded44f02349ecf1d11aced2d45c4
https://incogni.com/data-removal-from-internet
https://www.privacyhawk.com
OPT OUT LINK FOR CLEARVIEW AI (Illinois Residents Only)
https://www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-requests
OPT OUT LINK FOR PIMEYES
https://pimeyes.com/en/opt-out-request-form
OPT OUT LINKS FOR FACECHECK.ID
https://facecheck.id
https://facecheck.id/Face-Search/RemoveMyPhotos
OPT OUT LINK FOR SOCIAL CATFISH
https://socialcatfish.com/opt-out/?id=request_optout
The use of any copyrighted material in this video is done so for educational and informational purposes only including parody, commentary and criticism. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015). It is believed that this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
– Written by Dr. Steve Turley but applicable to Business Reform as well.
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