Facebook: I am listening
Facebook is watching over us like big brother!
Facebook is listening on people's conversations all the time. The app is using people's phones to gather data on what people talk about. I believe this is true because I personally extracted my logs from Facebook and was surprised, the company has a record of almost all my text and phone call logs gathered over the past two years.
At some point I could not stop to wonder how Facebook knows so much about my life. It can tell almost exactly those I hang out with, and even spot to me those I happen to be close to in my real life. A story by
Shivali Best For Mail Online reveals a patent filed by Facebook which suggests that the firm wants to spy on its users through their phone or computer cameras. The
creepy patent reveals that the footage collected would be used to
analyse your emotions while you browse the site, tailoring material to
how you're feeling. While it is unclear whether Facebook plans to implement the technology, experts are describing it as an 'ethical minefield.' The patent is called 'Techniques for emotion detection and content delivery. Altogether I have a feeling that the company is already spying on us through the webcams and that is why I always prefer to keep mine blocked.
Facebook says that its app does listen to what’s happening around it, but only as a way of seeing what people are listening to or watching and suggesting that they post about it. So then how does it listen to whatever is going on around you without listening to you?
Well, the company is indubitably gathering the data to help improve on user experience, but the cost could be user privacy.
