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Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of media items
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In this paper, an approach for preventing unauthorized use of media items is provided for identifying features associated with a user in one or more media items and determining whether the identified features are registered with a privacy service.Abstract:
An approach is provided for preventing unauthorized use of media items. One or more features associated with a user are identified in one or more media items. It is determined whether the identified features are registered with a privacy service. One or more privacy rules are applied on the media items based on the determination.read more
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