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Google Selfie Art App

— February 2, 2018

Google App Goes Viral Making An Art Out Of Matching Faces To Paintings

Who can say why some gimmicks take off and others flop? But the Google Arts & Culture app tapped into the zeitgeist over the weekend, until it seemed like just about everyone with access to a camera phone and a social media account was seeking and sharing their famous painting doppelganger.

Forget the fact that Google launched the app and online page in 2016, allowing users to browse a trove of artwork sourced from hundreds of museums worldwide. It was the portrait feature included in last month’s update that has spun the selfies into overdrive.

You’re a Work of Art

But not necessarily a beautiful one, according to this Google app.

‘It Took Us by Surprise’: Even Google Was Shocked by the Success of Its Megaviral Face-Matching Art App

The search behemoth’s app was all the rage on social media this weekend.

Potential Issues

 

Privacy Concerns

Google’s viral art selfie app raises concerns of privacy and racism

Google’s Art Selfies Are Fun but Stir Up Potential Privacy Concerns

Google’s Art Selfie App Offers A Lesson In Biometric Privacy Laws In U.S.

The Coded Gaze

The Google Arts & Culture App and the Rise of the “Coded Gaze”

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