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The MoodCapture App May See That You’re Depressed Before You Do

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MoodCapture uses a facial recognition AI to pick up on subtle signs of depression—but it also opens the doors to a mess of privacy and security issues.

Tony Ho Tran
Tony Ho Tran
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