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Britain's most tattooed man says UK's age check told him to "remove his face"

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61 points xyzzy3000 | 2 comments | 24 Oct 25 08:10 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tobr ◴[24 Oct 25 09:28 UTC] No.45692650[source]▶
I wonder how it might affect people with medical conditions that make their faces look unusual. If the law only applies to pornography, most people in that situation might not want to go talk to a journalist about it.
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eesmith ◴[24 Oct 25 09:45 UTC] No.45692766[source]▶
Not well. "When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services." https://www.wired.com/story/when-face-recognition-doesnt-kno...

Posted to HN yesterday at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45667472 . No comments.

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1. mcherm ◴[24 Oct 25 09:58 UTC] No.45692847[source]▶
> Posted to HN yesterday [...] No comments.

I wonder if that is partially because many (like myself) aren't subscribers and can't read the article.

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2. eesmith ◴[24 Oct 25 10:19 UTC] No.45693018[source]▶
I am not a subscriber. In LibreWolf I went to the page then switched to reader mode.