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Tech News : ‘PimEyes’ Search-By-Photo Stalker Scare

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Privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch has filed a complaint to the ICO that the face recognition search engine PimEyes may be unlawful, plus it could be enabling surveillance and stalking.  What Is PimEyes?  PimEyes is a search engine that uses facial recognition technology to provide a reverse image search tool, and a photo search […]

Tech News : WhatsApp Launches ‘Communities’

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Meta’s WhatsApp has announced the global rollout of it ‘Communities’ feature along with in-chat polls, 32-person video calling, and groups with up to 1024 users.  Communities  The Communities feature, for iOS and Android, allows users to connect multiple groups, e.g. schools, local clubs, non-profit organisations, and businesses together under one umbrella to organise group conversations […]

Featured Article : Speech Recognition And Voice Commands

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In this insight, we look at how you can use voice commands to carry out tasks in Windows, plus how speech recognition technology can be used for voice control of different systems and devices.  How Does Speech / Voice Recognition Work?  Voice commands can be used to carry out tasks in Windows, plus Android and […]

Tech Insight : What Is ‘Matter’?

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Here we look at what Matter 1.0 is, its advantages for the IoT and setting up a smart home (or office), and what its current limitations are.  What Is Matter?  Released just recently this October, Matter 1.0 is the new open standard that resolves interoperability and connectivity issues between all the IoT devices in smart […]