China‘s Deepfake App ZAO Went Viral but Provoked Immediate Privacy Concerns
On August 31st, an app called ZAO unexpectedly rocketed to the top of the download chart of China’s iOS app store. Last weekend, on WeChat, China’s most popular social network, people were amazed to see their friend’s faces in movies, TV shows, and memes and couldn’t help having a try themselves. ZAO is a face-swapping…