New deepfake app Zao prompts privacy concerns
A viral Chinese app that lets users swap their faces with film or TV characters has sparked a privacy row. Users provide a series of selfies in which they blink, move their mouths and make facial expressions. The app, which has now gone viral, morphs the person’s animated likeness on to movies, TV shows and pictures. The Zao app has become the country’s most downloaded app at the moment but has raised concerns over potential...
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