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Campaigners today demanded that Spotify renounces a patent for speech recognition tech that recommends music based on someone's 'œemotional state, gender, age, or accent.' The patent, which was granted on January 12, outlines a method of using audio signals picked up by a microphone to infer the user's mood and social setting. It also details ways of identifying their age, accent, and gender by analyzing their voice. The campaigners say the tech is 'œdangerous, a violation of privacy and other human rights, and should not be implemented by Spotify or any other company.' [Read: 3 new technologies ecommerce brands can use to…This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Spotify
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