Face-off with Giggle

The App that Requires Automatic Gender Recognition Software to Access

a painting based on the photo Giggle analysed

I am co-writing an article on trans and nonbinary experiences with every day biometrics — not just at the sites like the airport. This is a very understudied and scary topic. As I was reading the lead author’s notes I came across the name “Giggle.” I assumed they had misspelled “Google” — but then I thought, they…