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"screen glare effect" is the common term I think. A popular Photoshop technique for device product images.
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It's usually called "gloss" as the intention is for it to make the image look more glossy. A similar thing is used on iOS icons.
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Apple's checkout process:
Display
The 15-inch MacBook Pro comes with a 1,440-by-900-pixel LED-backlit, glossy display. You can also choose a high-resolution,
1,680-by-1,050 glossy or anti-glare display that gives you 36 percent
more pixels.
It can be called either gloss or glare because a screen that has this effect is glossy and a screen that ...
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The image contains no useful information
I’d say it contains very useful information, because, well, it depicts the person the page is about.
If the only reason to use an empty alt value is because of (text) content duplication, you should ask yourself: Could screen reader users still download/identify this image?
When you’d use an empty alt value for ...
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Showing you a picture of yourself (or a placeholder) serves as a reminder of what other people see when they look at your postings. If you don't see yourself as other people see you, or if you have to explicitly activate a "view as" mode (as in facebook), you have less incentive to update or extend your profile.
Social platforms encourage you to present ...
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Well, face is a much faster and intuitive way to identify yourself, than just a name. Also, it's much harder to ignore by habit. This is good, since the login information is there also to make sure you notice if you've accidentally opened your living partner's account (by going to the site on a browser that remembers the previous session).
I would guess ...
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Is there any point in showing the picture next to your name in the
header?
Yes, picture next to your name is acting as an icon. If your question is "should there be an icon next to your Profile link" then again yes, having an icon next to important links and buttons is helpful and Personal Details section qualifies to carry one.
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