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The ’80s Filter Trend Is Fun. Your Face Data Is Not.

 


The internet's obsession with '80s analogue nostalgia has taken over social media feeds, with users turning to AI image generators to transform everyday photos into faded, film grained memories.

Nostalgia isn't inherently bad we all love a trip down memory lane. But here's what most people overlook: you are feeding your raw facial data into these tools, and that carries real risks.

You upload your photo to an AI tool like ChatGPT or similar platforms, download the retro filtered result, and then post it across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp without a second thought.

That's a massive amount of personal biometric data flowing freely across the internet. And with it, deepfake technology is becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect.

I'm not here to hand you a prompt those are everywhere. I'm here to make you think twice before you click generate.

Good luck world!





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