Artificial intelligence to undress women: It’s illegal and ‘really worrying’, including in Belgium

Artificial intelligence applications make it much easier to “undress” anyone. Or any woman: the home page of the application used in Spain does not provide any expression of men. Motto: “Undress anyone, undress women for free.” So it is obvious that the intention was to do this without the consent of the woman being photographed. The app also states that it does not store any data. The service is provided in English and Russian. According to Euronews, 25 nude photos cost 10 euros.

So “service” is more approachable but still Totally illegal.

First, in terms of privacy protection. To the editors first: Taking someone’s photo and sending it to an app violates the law that protects privacy according to three principles.

• Transparency: You have the right to know precisely whose data is being processed, for what, by whom, how and for what purpose.
• Purpose: This principle is important in the present case because even if a photo is public (for example posted by a person on a social network), it cannot be collected and reused by a third party for any purpose. should be A legal basis Do it.
• Security: Data must be processed in such a way as to ensure appropriate protection of personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing.

The company that developed the app also violated. When you see who is behind this website with an application like who, the application has been around since April 2023, is only recently available, and is hosted in the United States. The rest of the information like the address or company name behind this app is hidden.

“Right to Protection of Privacy, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to all member states of the European Union, including companies that provide services in Europe.E”, explains Nathalie Smuha, Professor at the Law Faculty of KU Leuven and Researcher of Technology Law and Ethics at New York University. “If they use the personal data of European citizens, they fall under this law. A picture of someone and their voice recording are personal data.

So there is no question of making a “joke” by cloning a fellow’s voice without his consent. even there, There have been cases of abuse, such as an American mother receiving news from her daughter that she had been abducted. It’s nothing. The voice of this young woman, cloned by AI, made her distressed.

“This law says you need a legal basis to use someone’s photos. There are many. Consent is one of them. And in the Spanish case, it’s clear that none of these women had that. That’s why the first offense.”

Another aspect where users and the company are in violation: intellectual property. “Image and identity protection applies”, KULeuveun researcher notes.