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Al Franken Doesn't Like Facebook's Facial Recognition Software
Jul 19th, 2012
Everyone gets freaked about technology sometimes, screaming "Skynet is coming! Skynet is coming!" even though we know that's not true. Facial recognition software freaks people out ("The machines can recognize us!" they say), and today Facebook sparred with congress over their new software. (Source: The Atlantic Wire) -
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