If you honestly think about it, it sounds like something from the future, but as we’ve learned time and again, the future is now. Facebook is currently developing an algorithim that will be able to identify individuals even if their face is hidden. The goal is accomplished by looking at other factors such as hair, clothing, stature and already the algorithim has an 83% success rate.
Of course, there are two sides to every coin as privacy advocates argue that this is just another step toward losing individual privacy rights altogether. Read the full story here.
