Mainstream adoption of facial recognition can have sinister consequences

Mainstream adoption of facial recognition can have sinister consequences Discrimination, privacy, and racism are just some concerns Everyday face scans Open-sourcealgorithms that detect facial featuresmake face analysis or recognition an easy add-on for app developers. We already use facial recognition to unlock our phones orpay for goods. Video cameras incorporated into smart homes use facial recognition to identify visitors as well as personalize screen displays and audio reminders. The auto-focus feature on cellphone cameras includes face detection and tracking, while cloud photo storage generates albums and themed slideshows by matching and grouping faces it recognizes in the images we make....

4 min · 808 words · Nicholas Shelton

Make your blog iPhone compatible with these luscious plugins

Make your blog iPhone compatible with these luscious plugins Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

3 min · 433 words · Jose Warren

Make your blog iPhone compatible with these luscious plugins

Make your blog iPhone compatible with these luscious plugins Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

3 min · 433 words · Lisa Weaver

Making TikTok resumes is not just for Gen Z — I’m deeply sorry

Making TikTok resumes is not just for Gen Z — I’m deeply sorry Extra points for featuring your cat What is TikTok? Well, in a nutshell, TikTok is a social media platform for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos. The app is mostly used by young people (think Generation Z) as an outlet to express themselves through singing, dancing, comedy, and lip-syncing. However, over the last 18 months, there has been a noticeable shift in the content on the platform....

4 min · 772 words · Wesley Fletcher

Making TikTok resumes is not just for Gen Z — I’m deeply sorry

Making TikTok resumes is not just for Gen Z — I’m deeply sorry Extra points for featuring your cat What is TikTok? Well, in a nutshell, TikTok is a social media platform for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos. The app is mostly used by young people (think Generation Z) as an outlet to express themselves through singing, dancing, comedy, and lip-syncing. However, over the last 18 months, there has been a noticeable shift in the content on the platform....

4 min · 772 words · Brenda Rodriguez
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