A startup wants any Web page or mobile app to recognize faces, and claims users are becoming less sensitive about the technology.
A startup has built technology that could give any website or app the ability to recognize peoples' faces, and even to identify their facial expression. While some see the technology as creepy, Face.com, the company behind it, argues that most users don't mind being recognized automatically online.
As computer vision software gets better, facial recognition software is becoming more common. With millions of images uploaded to services like Facebook every day, this technology can make social services more convenient, and could lead to completely new kinds of services and apps—but it also has obvious privacy implications.
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Author: TOM SIMONITE
