Designed by a Japanese brand, the Tone e20 incorporates an artificial intelligence program that recognizes when a young boy or girl takes a compromising selfie, like a nude photo. The photo is then deleted and the parents are notified.
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And if Benjamin Griveaux had had this smartphone… Designed primarily for miners, and more precisely “millennials”, the Tone e20 is a new kind of smartphone since it prevents adolescents from taking selfies compromising, mostly nude photos. Made by a Japanese brand, it benefits from a program ofartificial intelligence capable of recognizing a nude shot, and when it is, the photo is not saved in the camera.
Social networks like Facebook, already have algorithms capable of recognizing inappropriate photos and videos posted on their platform, and moreover, the algorithm is so powerful that it also blocks famous paintings or campaigns against the breast cancer… But the social network by Mark Zuckerberg does not prevent a person from taking the photo or sharing it via a private message.
One in two Americans has already shared an intimate photo
Currently only sold in Japan, this model under Android has all of a entry-level smartphone with its 64 GB of memory, its four sensors photo, and especially its reduced price, around 180 euros. It therefore perfectly targets adolescents, and to reassure families, the function Smartphone Protection can also alert a parent when their boy or girl wanted to take a compromising photo.
Of course, it may look likespying, But Cnet.com recalls some disturbing figures. So according to a 2014 McAfee survey, one in two Americans has shared a sexual photo. According to another study, published by the magazine Cosmopolitan, this figure rises to 90% among young girls! As much targets potential for blackmail and revenge porn.
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