Google researchers are developing tools that can alert smartphone users when strangers peek at the screen from behind them. The device is called the inventor of Florian Schroff and See Jung Ryu as an electronic screen protector. The
findings of both researchers will be announced at the event Neural
Information Processing System (NIPS) conference will be held in
California, United States in the next week.
Both
researchers explain, the tool in the form of application software that
uses machine learning technology and the front camera of the phone to
scan the face.
If it detects that someone is not the owner of the screen, the tool will warn users that their privacy is being violated.
The software will automatically interrupt user activity on the phone, such as a conversation in Google Hangouts, when it is sure to detect someone peering at the phone screen from behind the phone owner.
In a demo video, the tool can detect the attempts of others who are not mobile owners to peek at the screen within two milliseconds, while face recognition of owners and non-owners of the device takes up to 47 milliseconds.
If it detects that someone is not the owner of the screen, the tool will warn users that their privacy is being violated.
The software will automatically interrupt user activity on the phone, such as a conversation in Google Hangouts, when it is sure to detect someone peering at the phone screen from behind the phone owner.
In a demo video, the tool can detect the attempts of others who are not mobile owners to peek at the screen within two milliseconds, while face recognition of owners and non-owners of the device takes up to 47 milliseconds.
Researchers
call the electronic screen protector tool can work well under various
lighting conditions and can detect a variety of head poses. However,
researchers have not explained in detail the impact on battery life and
the impact of the device's functionality, while making video calls with
friends.
