Another day, another privacy violation case, this time brought about by none other than Facebook. Tech giants have recently come under fire from all sides for “eavesdropping” on their users to check whether their assistants are doing exactly what they want. Unfortunately, a similar approach is being pioneered by, for example, Apple and Google, which record a small percentage of the total number of recordings and then use it to improve features and algorithms Siri or Google Assistant. Neither Facebook however, he is not holy in this regard.
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In the case of Zuckerberg's company, it was discovered a few days ago that it was letting hundreds of its employees transcribe clips and audio recordings from MessengerThe situation is also made worse by the fact that the people responsible for this work are usually not internal employees.ancand therefore sensitive information can be easily misused. Facebook However, he argued that everyone involved in the case agreed to share their recordings. At the same time, all the information was allegedly anonymous and the people responsible for the transcription were only supposed to evaluate whether the voice messages worked properly in the application. According to a source, however, the employmentancThey also received inappropriate content that no one would probably want to share. In addition, the company did not want to tell the workers why they even had it. audio rewrite.
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So far, it looks like we have another case where a technology giant collected its users' data so that it could then either resell it or use it for advertising. Facebook has stated that it has suspended the program and that users do not have to worry about anyone else accessing their messages, but that is probably just empty talk. Whether the company will learn from this incident is still up in the air, but it reportedly does not want to be investigated as much as it was Apple and Google, which has so far discouraged it from further attempts to continue the program. After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, public trust in technology companies has declined significantly, and this is not the first or last time that Facebook He had to publicly repent. Recently, the situation escalated to the point that Mark Zuckerberg was summoned before the United States Congress to testify.
