Google patents imagined by the Big Brother: wants to track background sounds in private calls for ads

3. itiswhatitis posted on 22 Mar 2012, 11:16 2 4

or shoud i say what an innovative way of marketing??

6. McLTE posted on 22 Mar 2012, 11:51 10 4

sorry.. but this Joke is pretty used up.

10. windowsRocks posted on 22 Mar 2012, 13:36 2 10

thats a joke

37. thephoneguy92 posted on 23 Mar 2012, 18:09 0 0

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13. beatsandmelody posted on 22 Mar 2012, 13:58 0 1

I think it could done on phones with secondary mics for noise cancellation. In fact, the system would probably more easily identify the location by accessing just the secondary noise cancelling mic and ignoring the main mic.

15. digicon posted on 22 Mar 2012, 14:23 4 3

Dude . Why do you even have a phone ? . . or the internet ? I don't care who it is , whether they have guns or not . I don't need anyone or anything listening to me or my surroundings . This is why I will never have a Google product or service ! . .

16. Sniggly posted on 22 Mar 2012, 14:28 3 2

Fyi, Google doesn't do this, you paranoid freak. They just have the patent, like Apple's patent to take pictures of jailbreaking iPhone users and such.

Furthermore, let's say they do end up doing this. I want you to tell me exactly what harm could ever befall you if they did. Come on, if you're so afraid then you must have a reason for your fear.

19. drtech (banned) posted on 22 Mar 2012, 14:40 1 3

You wouldn't mind having all your calls listened in on by Google?

Who's the real sheep here?

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23. Sniggly posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:12 2 0

I do mind, just not enough to immediately vilify Google. I mind much more that we have a government which can and has repeatedly violated citizens' privacy and murdered millions of people.

I mean, which is the bigger issue?

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26. drtech (banned) posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:26 2 4

This is a tech blog so government abuses are really not relevant. Staying on topic what google is planning on doing is very alarming.

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32. GeckoHA559 posted on 22 Mar 2012, 18:45 0 0

Its easier to listen what your saying on the phone than it is to track whats going on in the background.

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17. maxican16 posted on 22 Mar 2012, 14:33 0 0

I disagree. this is Google taking it too far.

18. Sniggly posted on 22 Mar 2012, 14:39 2 2

It's a stupid idea, and i would rather they not implement it (and they won't) but what about this is actually dangerous? I mean really, THINK for a second.

The government's invasion of our privacy in the name of justice and security has us so scared that we view any other entity committing a similar violation of our privacy as inherently evil or dangerous.

But private companies don't have the capacity to harm us that the government does, so they're automatically dissimilar issues.

Am i the only one here thinking with a clear head about this matter?

21. maxican16 posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:03 0 0

...you realize our government wouldn't think twice to demand this information from Google, should they think it necessary. granted, they would need some kind of reason to do so, but who's to say you would agree with it?

in other words, this information still has the capacity to harm you.

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22. Sniggly posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:10 0 0

Yeah, but not directly because of Google. You're still looking at the wrong problem. Is the problem one of a private company wanting to sell us ads, or that we have a government that's willing to be that intrusive?

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24. maxican16 posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:12 0 0

my point is Google is having the possibility of facilitating this. I'd much rather they didn't, that the information not be tracked to begin with. of course our government has issues!! =]

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28. jmoita2 posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:31 2 0

Because in a heartbeat Einstein,the "Government" as you like to call them can subpoena all this data,or even worse,under our never ending "war on terror" can just swoop in without any oversight and own it all,along with your behind.
And if you haven't noticed,big business and Government are attached at the hip.

30. drtech (banned) posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:47 1 0

We're on the same page having access to that kind of information can be easily abused even if that was not the original intent.

Technology is a trade off, but in exchange we have to whore off more and more of our info. Having my calls listened to is a little too much for me though.

29. jmoita2 posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:34 0 0

i can already hear it... "Oh,well,I got nothing to hide"

25. EclipseGSX posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:17 1 3

and you have never shared where you are on Facebook or anything like that huh, come on dude. You all are paranoid. You're only one person out of billions, like they are going to single you out and track you down. Seriously go live under a rock if you are that concerned with privacy

27. drtech (banned) posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:29 1 4

Thanks fandroid

31. EclipseGSX posted on 22 Mar 2012, 15:48 1 2

anytime sheepy

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