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Re:Advertisers using face recognition to watch people watchi... by KannO on Sunday February 14, 2016 @05:59PM (#11100414)
"Koyaanisqatsi" director Godfrey Reggio made a film using just the blank gazes of kids watching TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuI_nCADnW0

When people talk about how kids are spending too much time on their smart phones or internet, at least it's interactive and participatory where as TV is a bizarre receptive one way experience.

Re:Advertisers using face recognition to watch people watchi... by sandworm101 on Sunday February 14, 2016 @10:22PM (#11101347)
But at least this was the BBC. If you are going to watch mindlessly then at least watch the best.
Re:Advertisers using face recognition to watch people watchi... by x1798DE on Sunday February 14, 2016 @05:40PM (#11100342)
The article is extremely slim on details, but it seems more like they are using the webcams of study participants to watch people watching TV, and using facial recognition to process the data. The headline on fortune seems to imply that they are somehow secretly watching you.
Re:Advertisers using face recognition to watch people watchi... by anexprogrammer on Sunday February 14, 2016 @08:09PM (#11100919)
The article just seems to be a rehash of this BBC blog post (from 2014): http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2014/labs-crowdem... The link gives a clearer idea of what's being done than the article does.
Re:Advertisers using face recognition to watch people watchi... by Animats on Sunday February 14, 2016 @11:51PM (#11101585)
"By visiting this site, you agree that Site, Inc. may activate your computer's camera, identify you by facial recognition, record and analyze your facial expressions, and track your eye movements. We use this information to select ads which draw your attention."
Re:Advertisers using face recognition to watch people watchi... by paulwitte253 on Monday February 15, 2016 @03:50AM (#11102228)
Isn't this technique against all privacy ethics/manners?