Kids In China Are Trying To Game Facial Recognition Software

Richard Bradbury | Arvindh Yuvaraj | Christine Wong

14-Dec-18 12:30

Kids In China Are Trying To Game Facial Recognition Software

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Young gamers in China are using just about every trick in the book to try to circumvent new age restrictions on China's most popular games. The country's biggest video game publisher, Tencent, recently started using facial recognition software to verify player identities and limit playtime for those under the age of 18.

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