Viral Chinese Deepfake App Zao Hit With Concerns Over Privacy

Another viral face app has hit the app stores around the globe, but once again brings up privacy concerns involving rights and usage.Zao, by Chinese sellers Shanghai Selected Network Technology Co., Ltd., utilizes a software procedure known as deepfake, where algorithms pull facial recognition data and applies it to a moving video scene. This essentially allows "anyone" to star in famous movies, TV show scenes, documentary footage, etc. The app offers a limited number of scenes from popular film...