Israeli army reportedly used Google Photos to identify civilians in Gaza

THE New York Schedules reports that Israel military intelligence has has been using A experimental facial care acknowledgement program In Gaza It is misidentified Palestinian civilians as having ties has Hamas. Google Pictures allegedly pieces A part In THE scary programs Implementation, although he appears not has be through any of them direct collaboration with THE company.

THE monitoring program would have begin as A path has research For Israeli hostages In Gaza. However, as often arrived with new wartime technology, THE initiative was quickly extended has "root out anybody with ties has Hamas Or other activist groups," according to has THE New York Times. THE technology East defective, but Israeli soldiers would have do not have treaty he as such When detention civilians reported by THE system.

According to has intelligence officers WHO spoke has THE New York Times, THE program uses technology Since THE private Israeli business Corsight. The head office In Such Aviv, he promises It is monitoring systems can precisely recognize people with less that half of their faces exposed. He can supposedly be effective even with "extreme angles, (even Since drones) darkness, And poor quality. »

But A officer In Israel Unit 8200 learned that, In reality, he often struggle with granular, obscured Or hurt faces. According to has THE official, Corsight technology included FAKE good points And case Or A precisely identified Palestinian was incorrectly reported as having Hamas ties.

Three Israeli officers said THE New York Times that It is military used Google Pictures has extra charge Corsight technology. Intelligence civil servants allegedly downloaded data containing known people of interest has that of Google service, allowing them has to use THE apps photo research functionality has flag them among It is monitoring materials. A officer said that of Google ability has match partially obscured faces was superior has Corsight, but they continued using THE last because he was "customizable."

When contacted For A statement, A Google spokesperson reiterated has Engadget that THE product only groups faces Since pictures you have added has your library. "Google Pictures East A free product which East widely available has THE public that help You organize Pictures by grouping similar faces, SO You can label people has easily find old Pictures. He do not provide identities For unknown people In photographs," they wrote.

A man by mistake detained through THE monitoring program was poet Mosab Abu Toha, WHO said THE New York Times he was drawn next to has A military checkpoint In north Gaza as her family try has flee has Egypt. He was SO allegedly handcuffed And blindfolded, And SO beaten And interrogates For two days Before Finally be income. He said soldiers said him Before her release that her examination (And SO a few) had has been A "error."

THE Things You Can Find Hidden In My Ear: Poems From Gaza scribe said he has No connection has Hamas And was not aware of A Israeli facial care acknowledgement program In Gaza. However, during her detention, he said he heard someone saying THE Israeli army had used A "new technology" on THE band with Who he was incarcerated.

Update, March 27, 2024, 4:32 MP AND : This history has has been update has add A statement has Engadget Since Google.