PimEyes Implements Child Face Search Block

Face search engine PimEyes has implemented technical measures to block searches of minors in response to concerns about children's privacy. The subscription-based service, which uses facial recognition technology, has a database of nearly three billion faces and allows users to search for their own face online. However, there were no measures in place to ensure users were searching only for themselves. PimEyes had previously banned accounts for inappropriate searches of children's faces and will now only allow searches by human rights organizations. While the block is not foolproof, PimEyes is using age detection AI to identify photos of minors, although accuracy issues remain with teenagers. Another face search engine, FaceCheck.Id, does not appear to have any technical restrictions on searches of children's faces.