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How Facial Recognition Could Tear Us Apart magine that you could open an app, while you’re riding on the subway or sitting at a bar, that could tell you everything about everyone sitting around  you. Using facial recognition software, it could tap into social networks and databases to show you each person’s name and occupation. It could tell you whether you share mutual friends or common interests. It could even pull up their financial or criminal records. The potential for abuse is so dire, even  Microsoft’s president   recently called on the government to regulate the technology. Judith Donath, a social technology researcher who has spent decades studying online culture at MIT and Harvard, believes this sort of advanced facial recognition technology is inevitable. But whether it turns into the ultimate icebreaker or a digital panopticon, she says, is entirely up to us. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Medium: In 10 years’ time, where ...

How to chat with WhatsApp users without saving their phone number WhatsApp is the most widely used instant messaging app used by almost every smartphone user. The app lets you send instant messages, photos and videos to your contacts, and also lets you make audio and video calls. To initiate a WhatsApp conversation, it is important to have the recipient saved in your contact list. Now, Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently introduced a feature called ‘Click to Chat’ which allows sending messages to numbers that are not saved in your contact list. As long as you know the recipient’s phone number, you can initiate a conversation. Also, the recipient should have a WhatsApp account, else, you won’t be able to chat with them. Here’s how to go about it. How to use WhatsApp’s Click to Chat feature Step One You’ll need to create a chat link using WhatsApp API –  api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=   Step Two Just where the above URL ends, you have to add the rec...

From in-display fingerprint sensors to triple-camera setups, here are the most innovative features on smartphones in 2018 Every year, smartphones follow their own set of trends. And while the trends a few years ago five years ago may seem a bit ‘basic’ today, they certainly were iconic for their time. Using a touch-screen smartphone with your fingers is completely normal today, but back in 2007 when the original Apple iPhoneshowed the concept working without the use of stylus, it was revolutionary. So for that reason, we’ve decided to list the big trends of 2018 in smartphones. Maybe they’ll become standard-issue in a few years, but right now in 2018, these are a taste of the future. Here are the most innovative trends in smartphones today. 120Hz refresh rate on smartphones Most smartphones today have refresh rates of 60Hz, or effectively 60 frames displayed on the screen in a second. And most people will find that sufficient. Your eyes won’t find anything wrong...

OnePlus announces exclusive offer on OnePlus 6 and other products for students OnePlus' new offers are meant to make OnePlus 6 make easily accessible to college students. offers are designed to make OnePlus products more accessible to college students. As part of the offers, OnePlus is offering Rs 1,500 discount on HDFC Bank Credit and Debit cards on purchase of OnePlus 6 across all channels. Customers can also avail no cost EMI option on Amazon India. Other offers include 20 percent off for students on OnePlus 6 cases and covers at all OnePlus exclusive online and offline stores. This follows OnePlus student ambassador program announced early this month as an effort to connect OnePlus devices with students in the campus. “Our core users are between the ages of 18-35 and students form almost 30 percent of that community. Students are the most demanding consumers who believe in making educated purchases backed by extensive research and therefore...

You know by now that you need a Facebook Business Page. You’ve seen the statistics. You know that Facebook’s more than two billion monthly active users make it an impossible platform for any business to ignore. The fact is being on Facebook makes it easier for people to discover and interact with your brand online. So, let’s dive into how to create a Facebook Business Page. Follow these steps and you’ll have your Page up and running by end of day. How to set up a Facebook Page for your business Step 1: Sign up Go to facebook.com/business and click  Create a Page  in the top right hand corner. You’ll be greeted with several business type options including local business or place, brand or product, and cause or community. Select the type of business you’re creating the Facebook Page for. If your business type falls into more than one of the category options, choose the one your customers are most likely to think of when they think about your busines...

Instagram will upgrade two-factor authentication to guard against SIM hacking Instagram is working on a two-factor authentication solution that would not require a user’s phone number, according to a report from  TechCrunch . Instagram has confirmed that it’s working on the more secure method, just hours after a prominent  Motherboard  investigation on SIM hacking was published earlier today. Like other social media platforms, the upcoming option will let you authenticate with code-generating apps like Google Authenticator and Authy. Though Instagram’s confirmation was likely prompted by the investigation, it appears that the company has been working on moving beyond phone numbers for some time. Engineer and tipster Jane Manchun Wong discovered a prototype version of the updated two-factor feature in the Android version of Instagram’s APK code and publicized it yesterday on Twitter. View image on Twitter Jane Manchun Won...