Posted on 06/23/2015 1:03:36 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Privacy advocates claim always-listening component was involuntarily activated within Chromium, potentially exposing private conversations
Privacy campaigners and open source developers are up in arms over the secret installing of Google software which is capable of listening in on conversations held in front of a computer.
First spotted by open source developers, the Chromium browser the open source basis for Googles Chrome began remotely installing audio-snooping code that was capable of listening to users.
It was designed to support Chromes new OK, Google hotword detection which makes the computer respond when you talk to it but was installed, and, some users have claimed, it is activated on computers without their permission.
Without consent, Googles code had downloaded a black box of code that according to itself had turned on the microphone and was actively listening to your room, said Rick Falkvinge, the Pirate party founder, in a blog post. Which means that your computer had been stealth configured to send what was being said in your room to somebody else, to a private company in another country, without your consent or knowledge, an audio transmission triggered by an unknown and unverifiable set of conditions. Google to exclude 'revenge porn' from internet searches Read more
The feature is installed by default as part of Googles Chrome browser. But open source advocates are up in arms about it also being installed with the open source variant Chromium, because the listening code is considered to be black box, not part of the open source audit process.
We dont know and cant know what this black box does, said Falkvinge.
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Bkmrk.
Later
Your tv sets with a camera are also spying on you as is the xbox.
I've been saying for quite awhile, that google is the new Stasi.
>> Your tv sets with a camera are also spying on you as is the xbox.
I know! That’s why I wait to pick my nose until I’m in my car, where no one will see.
curious to see how the nose pick move will interact with the new BMW that reads hand gestures
(We) Do know Evil.
The cable boxes are also listening to you.
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G00gle eavesdropping tool installed on computers without permission
Without consent, G00gles code had downloaded a black box of code that according to itself had turned on the microphone and was actively listening to your room, said Rick Falkvinge, the Pirate party founder, in a blog post. Which means that your computer had been stealth configured to send what was being said in your room to somebody else, to a private company in another country, without your consent or knowledge, an audio transmission triggered by
an unknown and unverifiable set of conditions.
>> curious to see how the nose pick move will interact with the new BMW that reads hand gestures
I’ll never know... all I can afford is a Ford.
Just deleted.....but I bet they knew that already.
Have you sent your NSA snoop dude a cyber hug today?
Nothing much to hear in my room except an old woman cursing Obama.
Google is the old Stasi, only with a lot of money.....................
Folks buy these things with no regards of the ‘backwards use’ of them!!
Just like OnStar in cars, Neal Boortz, in 2002, started questioning the need for that service, and since you call to get into a locked car, why couldn’t the police call, to LOCK your car!
“Oh I need this to get on my picture face/movie making/tell all my friends website!”
Oh yeah? Then don’t complain when your privacy is busted!!
A few days ago the camera and mic were on on my Win8 tablet. I always tape up the cameras but this was the first time the camera was turned on. Not sure where or who.
Except that cute babe sitting in the convertable next to you at the light.
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