Friday, May 08, 2020


An attempt to avoid the backlash to their facial recognition app? Will other locations still match to faces uploaded by Illinois residents?
Clearview AI to stop selling controversial facial recognition app to private companies
Controversial facial recognition provider Clearview AI says it will no longer sell its app to private companies and non-law enforcement entities, according to a legal filing first reported on Thursday by BuzzFeed News. It will also be terminating all contracts, regardless of whether the contracts are for law enforcement purposes or not, in the state of Illinois.




A CPO’s work is never done…
You NEED to Act Even If Your Company Is Compliant With EU GDPR
There is a common perception amongst privacy and business leaders that they do not need to take any action (for India’s PDPB) if they have already taken actions for compliance with EU GDPR. While the amount of work may not be as much, companies still need to take specific actions for PDPB. This article talks about what actions companies compliant with GDPR shall need to take to become compliant with PDPB.




Harsh.
India is forcing people to use its covid app, unlike any other democracy
Millions of Indians have no choice but to download the country’s tracking technology if they want to keep their jobs or avoid reprisals.




Complicated.
National Security Warning Labels May Be Coming Soon to Apps
Jim Banks, the Republican Party’s Indiana representative, is pushing forward a piece of legislation that would see consumers being slapped with warning labels before downloading apps that originate from countries considered to be U.S. national security risks.
If passed, the bill would mandate that app developers and app stores go to new lengths in their warning labels to lay out which companies own the app, as well as to which country’s laws the app is subject.




The world after Covid?
Zillow bets new normal for real estate is virtual tours, digital processes, machine learning




A tool for those who still write cursive?
Google Lens can now copy and paste handwritten notes to your computer
Google has added a very useful feature to Google Lens, its multipurpose object recognition tool. You can now copy and paste handwritten notes from your phone to your computer with Lens, though it only works if your handwriting is neat enough.
In order to use the new feature, you need to have the latest version of Google Chrome as well as the standalone Google Lens app on Android or the Google app on iOS (where Lens can be accessed through a button next to the search bar). You’ll also need to be logged in to the same Google account on both devices.
That done, simply point your camera at any handwritten text, highlight it on-screen, and select copy. You can then go to any document in Google Docs, hit Edit, and then Paste to paste the text. And voila — or, viola, depending on your handwriting.
In addition to the new copy-and-paste feature, Google is also rolling out a pronunciation tool. Just highlight a word in Lens, and tap “Listen” to hear how it’s pronounced. (This is available in Android now and coming to iOS soon.) You can also now look up concepts with Lens, searching for phrases like “gravitational waves” to get in-line Google search results. That’s potentially very handy if you’re doing schoolwork or helping your children with theirs.



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