Article 50BCH 'Don't touch your face!': website watches you to help you avoid Covid-19

'Don't touch your face!': website watches you to help you avoid Covid-19

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Alex Hern
from Technology | The Guardian on (#50BCH)

Site monitors you and flashes up warning messages if you start reaching for your face

"Don't touch your face" is an easy command to interpret but, for some of us, a surprisingly hard one to follow even though we have been told it is among the best ways to avoid infection by the coronavirus. A new website hopes to help, by shouting at you if you touch your face.

Donottouchyourface.com uses a simple machine-learning algorithm to recognise images of each individual user touching their face, and not touching their face.

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