Worried about a bump on your date’s penis? There’s an app for that – but not everyone is convinced

Company behind app says no personal information is collected but experts warn of how easily' data can be hacked

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Yudara Kularathne came up with the idea for an AI-driven app when a friend was worried about a bump on their penis.

Kularathne was then a consultant physician in Singapore in 2019, but he saw the potential for an app that could instantly identify a suspected sexually transmitted infection from a photo of male genitalia.

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