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MegaPixels sets out to answer to these questions and reveal the stories behind the millions of images used to train, evaluate, and power the facial recognition surveillance algorithms used today. MegaPixels is authored by Adam Harvey, developed in collaboration with Jules LaPlace, and produced in partnership with Mozilla.
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+- critical but informative
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+- pro-sharing, pro-public dataset
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+- not generally anti-researcher, their parent organization should have checks in place to prevent dubious dataset collection methods
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![sideimage:Adam Harvey](assets/adam-harvey.jpg) **Adam Harvey** is an American artist and researcher based in Berlin. His previous projects (CV Dazzle, Stealth Wear, and SkyLift) explore the potential for countersurveillance as artwork. He is the founder of VFRAME (visual forensics software for human rights groups), the recipient of 2 PrototypeFund awards, and is currently a researcher in residence at Karlsruhe HfG studying artifical intelligence and datasets.