This digital frame selects your best photos automatically

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2016

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Digital picture frames there are many, of multiple forms and colors. However, most of them have to be us, the users, who we select the images you want to show at all times manually.

This is precisely the main difference from Aura, a frame that automatically chooses the best pictures we have stored in the home mobile terminals which you can use as a source through an iOS or Android application.

How does it know what are the best pictures? It uses several algorithms. For starters, it will use more often we see on our phones and removed from the list those with poor contrast, are blurry, low-resolution or have a defect. It also eliminates duplicate or very similar and those containing nude scenes.

The finally selected images are sent to servers Aura cloud (promise unlimited storage space) and from there to the frame are sent via a WiFi connection, something that might have been more convenient to directly, avoiding the transfer Network information.

As for the specifications of the frame itself it has a size of about 9.7 inches (29.84 x 25.4 cm) and features an LED panel with 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution, available in various colors. It also comes with form, light, gestural control and accelerometer motion sensor that we can change hands moving picture, set it turns to detect human presence and goes out at night.

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WhatsApp: A “risk” according to cryptologic centers

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October

2016

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So-called experts and organizations have raised their voices in alarm. An study made by the Spain Cryptologic Centre on WhatsApp. This warning pointing in an entirely different direction: to use this app is risky because it is an attractive platform for intruders and criminals.

CCN produced a report that presents weaknesses of instant messaging application such as the intrinsic weakness registration process, unsafe deletion of conversations, and the possibility of carry out account theft. The organization also indicates that the wide acceptance of the platform makes it a target for criminals who pretend to get as much information from its users.

The document also accuses the creators of having neglected some basic elements of protection and management of the data. Documentation suggests that the most significant deficiency has to do with the registration process and verification, which could “encourage a third had been done in an account that does not belong “, with the consequent intrusion of their privacy, access to your messages and a long and uncomfortable so that you can already suppose you.

The possibility of being exposed during the initial connection if we do through public WiFi networks or such doubtful, the option to steal accounts by SMS are other points it reflects. Downloading the tool through unofficial sites or the risks arising from the local storage of information locally. Moreover, exchange data with Facebook identified as a polemical case.

Fortunately, the analysis also includes a section of recommendations to minimize them, such as setting a password to unlock the phone and make access if it falls into the wrong hands, “be careful permit applications” disable WiFi and Bluetooth phone when not to be used and be aware of the “potential danger perform jailbreaking or rooting the smartphone”.

 

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