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by ghostpepper 2252 days ago
The fact that if I hadn't used a physical barrier then my face would have been immediately fed into a detection algorithm without any explanation or warning.

I get that it's just a tech demo but a small disclaimer about what will be done with the data before requesting the permission would go a long way.
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smoo 2252 days ago
The facial detection all runs locally in your browser using tensorflow.js and it's crazy that we live in a time that's even possible :D

But I do appreciate the feedback and will be sure to add a disclaimer and make it clear what's going on!

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ghostpepper 2252 days ago
Yeah it doesn't need to be long (short is actually better as more chance of people reading it through)

1. The app requests permission to view your camera

2. Your video stream is displayed and a local js script will run facial recognition (not against a database, just a binary "is this a face") and only then will it allow you to join the chat.

3. When you join the chat, your video and audio will be transmitted but will not be stored.

some people likely won't even read it and just click anyway, but for the curious and/or paranoid it will definitely be reassuring.

thanks for sharing your work.

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web007 2252 days ago
The prompt is to allow use of your camera. Do you expect it to make you waffles?

What exactly do you think will happen other than _using your camera_?

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