{"id":6354,"date":"2021-07-06T19:25:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1359485"},"modified":"2021-07-06T19:25:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:25:30","slug":"tencents-creepy-new-facial-recognition-system-detects-kids-gaming-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=6354","title":{"rendered":"Tencent\u2019s creepy new facial recognition system detects kids gaming at night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/neural?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F07%2FUntitled-design-3.jpg&amp;signature=c1cef30bbb5da6eff5db67610f4c5a3f\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The teenage joy of late-night gaming sessions faces an uncertain future in China.<\/p>\n<p>Tech giant Tencent has launched a time-sensitive facial recognition system that prevents minors from binging on video games after dark.<\/p>\n<p>The platform, called \u201cMidnight Patrol,\u201d arrives amid a moral panic over&nbsp;gaming addiction among children in China.&nbsp;Under-18s are now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixthtone.com\/news\/1004805\/china-announces-raft-of-new-gaming-restrictions-for-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">barred from gaming<\/a>&nbsp;between 10PM and 8AM, and must register for games&nbsp;using their real names and government ID numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Tencent\u2018s system uses a facial verification system connected to a public identity database to detect minors posing as adults during the curfew.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe will conduct a face screening for accounts registered with real names and that have played for a certain period of time at night,\u201d Tencent said on Tuesday,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixthtone.com\/news\/1007915\/tencent-deploys-facial-recognition-to-detect-minors-gaming-at-night-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">according to a translation by news outlet Sixth Tone<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnyone who refuses or fails the face verification will be treated as a minor, and as outlined in the anti-addiction supervision of Tencent\u2019s game health system, and kicked offline.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The feature will also allow Tencent to know when, what, and how much gamers are playing, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YCuiARK\/status\/1412432286558003203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> Yulong Cui, an analyst at Ark Investment Management focused on innovation in Asia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3717277486911\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The flip side of Tencent&#8217;s success is that the gaming addiction is real\u2026but this will also mean they will know when, what and how much you are playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yulong Cui (@YCuiARK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YCuiARK\/status\/1412432286558003203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s not like the good old days, when parents would just hide consoles, or smash them into pieces with baseball bats. Instead, Tencent is automating the enforcement of China\u2018s strict gaming rules.<\/p>\n<p>The move could lead teens to try out other adolescent habits, like sniffing glue, unprotected sex \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/yourteenmag.com\/technology\/using-virtual-private-networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">or using VPNs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Greetings Humanoids! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1kUPK28s-Ro67GKE8E65Zwg47gef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">right here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/tencent-facial-recognition-detects-children-playing-games-at-night-gaming-china\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teenage joy of late-night gaming sessions faces an uncertain future in China. 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