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Google testing tech aimed at detecting people secretly looking at your phone's screen Comments

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  • Gmoney
  • K3e
  • 05 Dec 2017

Anonymous, 30 Nov 2017what if your home alone, and it was suddenly triggered. that WOULD be terrifying. 0_0 Lol

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    • Gmoney
    • K3e
    • 05 Dec 2017

    Vegetaholic, 01 Dec 2017I usually share my screen in public transport when watching Porno, this feature will just dist... morelmao xD

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      • vodacom
      • ftb
      • 04 Dec 2017

      so does it work on ios devices or only on android devices

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        • Anonymous
        • phh
        • 01 Dec 2017

        So Google is working on technology to:

        - keep the microphone turned on at all times
        - keep the camera turned on at all times

        in such a way that it does not drain too much battery, in order to be able to keep these on 24/7.
        All this in order to have their AI analyse the things you talk about, track and analyse your face, basically to know everything about you and the people around you. Your phone is not only listening and watching you, it will listen and see everyone around you.

        Welcome to the age of no privacy!!

        And Google finds ways to make people embrace these things, by advertising everything as "music identifier at all times" and "stop people looking at your phone's screen".

        They just needed to find an appealing reason to the masses of people, in order to develop and implement these monitoring technologies that will stay on even after you disable them in the settings. They will always work in the background, but you just won't be notified about 'that song that's playing' or 'someone looking at your screen'.

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          • Vegetaholic
          • StU
          • 01 Dec 2017

          I usually share my screen in public transport when watching Porno, this feature will just distract viewers :(

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            • Luxor
            • tu6
            • 01 Dec 2017

            rtvs, 30 Nov 2017google want to keep all our information, Location, messages, contacts, camera. and who knows w... moreParanoid much. Sure, Google have enough employees and enough time to read billions of users messages, email, location, contacts and galleries. They live and get paid to stalk you everyday 24/7. It is really fun working at Google. "Omg, is that your funny pictures I see. Lets us all in Google laugh at your pics because we have so much time and no other work to do. Hahahahahaha!!! "

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              • Anonymous
              • KZ8
              • 01 Dec 2017

              As if Google don't know where to put the money in now..

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                • coolsauce
                • LH6
                • 30 Nov 2017

                benibeni, 30 Nov 2017battery drain?!Of course not. Nothing that Google does behind the scenes in Android is a battery waste, they strictly use power of magic glitters. All those data packages that GPS exchanges between servers and device every 5 minutes don't have an impact on your battery (and even your data). Google Assistant that's always listening to help you identify the song in the background you don't care about (of course Google doesn't transcribe your in person conversations God forbid) also doesn't use any battery just like this camera always on feature will not use none of your battery. And of course camera always on feature is for your convenience only, it's not there to invade your privacy. Google just doesn't do that, that's why they have a company code of Do No Evil to remind them that every 5 minutes just when fresh new set of location, web browsing, call history and texting history data arrive on their servers via Google Play Services.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • mEk
                  • 30 Nov 2017

                  Anonymous, 30 Nov 2017Why bring fragmentation here? Now with Treble there's literally nothing more they can do about... moresure like ics and then ok maybe jb oh wait kk for sure here have some lp with marshmallow we promise but hey nougat for sure hold on oreo 100% we promise

                  fragmentation is easy fix disable support for all socs except Snapdragon

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vx6
                    • 30 Nov 2017

                    what if your home alone, and it was suddenly triggered. that WOULD be terrifying. 0_0

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                      • Anonymous
                      • gJt
                      • 30 Nov 2017

                      Samarth N8 808 user, 30 Nov 2017For that the phone camera has to be wider than the display's viewing angle. And of course, ... morenobody cares about your data .....

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                        • Samarth N8 808 user
                        • Dkm
                        • 30 Nov 2017

                        Basically, that peeking girl in the photo is Google.. :D Keeps an eye on everything. :)

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                          • rtvs
                          • mcx
                          • 30 Nov 2017

                          google want to keep all our information, Location, messages, contacts, camera. and who knows what else... Same like stupid apps/games want permission to everything. I never will understand why simple logic games want permission to microphone, gallery and so on...and permission to delete photos, contacts etc. Yesterday I tried to install game and it wanted 4 permissions I just denied 3 of them and game doesn't switch on so next thing I did just deleted it. Big "f*** you"to Play store.

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                            • Alien
                            • ndn
                            • 30 Nov 2017

                            Buy a phone over 5" and everyone can see what you are doing on your phone.
                            It's quite impossible to miss actually..
                            That's why I don't want a larger display. My privacy is mine!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 3pt
                              • 30 Nov 2017

                              Mike, 30 Nov 2017I don't need artificial intelligence to know if there is a possibility of someone else looking... moreWhy bring fragmentation here? Now with Treble there's literally nothing more they can do about it. It's not their fault that phones don't get updated, it's OEM's fault.

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                                • rich679
                                • 7k7
                                • 30 Nov 2017

                                benibeni, 30 Nov 2017battery drain?!Obviously it's battery sucker

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                                  • Samarth N8 808 user
                                  • Dkm
                                  • 30 Nov 2017

                                  For that the phone camera has to be wider than the display's viewing angle.

                                  And of course, that data will be sent to Google. I mean, like, how can Google remotely live without our personal data?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • yA8
                                    • 30 Nov 2017

                                    Mike, 30 Nov 2017I don't need artificial intelligence to know if there is a possibility of someone else looking... moreAnd how do you know they are not?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • yA8
                                      • 30 Nov 2017

                                      Anonymous, 30 Nov 2017Use privacy screen protector!Or use a lousy display tech. Make the price of phone cheaper.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PUW
                                        • 30 Nov 2017

                                        Use privacy screen protector!

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