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Facial Scanning App Lets You Find Out Everything About Them

• https://www.technocracy.news, By: Jeff Parsons

Blippar is an app that uses your smartphone's camera to reveal more about the world through augmented reality .

Today, the company behind the app has announced that facial recognition will be introduced so you can scan other people and reveal their profile.

It's billed as the world's first facial recognition for phones.

The profiles are strictly an opt-in only experience, meaning members of the public have to go through a process to get their faces recognised and turned on before they become "blippable".

They can switch their profiles 'on' and 'off' as they wish.

The app can also be used to scan faces on TV or in print – meaning you could look up a particular actor or musician.

"Over 70,000 public figures will be automatically discoverable with information drawn from publicly accessible sources unless they choose to set up their own AR Face profile, giving them control of the information communicated," said Blippar in a press release.

"Users can add personalized content to express their personality in the form of photos, favourite music and current AR mood," the company said.


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