Smartphones, TVs, touch pads ... More and more everyday technologies can spy on us. This worrying evolution and some see in this "listening system" the reflection of a society already described in the novels of anticipation as "1984". DGs tells you more about these machines that already affect your privacy.
Now you have to pay attention to what you say in front of the television. Indeed, the Samsung Smart TV is now programmed to record every word you say to send it, via the Internet, to its cloud service. This information, originally unveiled by The Daily Beast, begins to make a big noise. Many already make comparisons with George Orwell's novel "1984" which portrays a nightmarish world where citizens are constantly monitored.
The Samsung privacy policy:
"the user must be aware that what he says can be saved even if these discussions contain sensitive and personal information. These data can then be used and passed on to a third party through the speech recognition tool. »
Excerpt from "1984":
"Behind Winston, the voice of the Telescreen continued to debit information about the cast and the passing of the forecasts for the ninth three-year plan." The Telescreen was receiving and transmitting simultaneously. They captured all the sounds emitted by Winston over a very low whisper. Moreover, as long as Winston remained in the field of vision of the metal plate, he could be seen as well as heard. Of course, there was no way of knowing if at some point we were being watched. How many times, and depending on what plan, the thought police would connect to an individual line, no one could know. We could even imagine that she was watching everyone else, constantly. But anyway, she could put a hold on your line whenever she wanted. We were supposed to live, we lived, because the habit becomes instinct, assuming that all his calls were heard and, except in darkness, every movement was seen. »
But to what extent should we be concerned? After all, the idea that a computer listens to your speech is not new. Both in fiction and in fact. In 1970, Star Trek producers had already imagined that a computer could be ordered by voice recognition in the future (the series takes place in the 23rd century).
The latter could then do State of the ship and the location of the Klingons. The computer of the cult series could conscientiously give information to Captain Kirk or any other Member of the crew. He was listening and could pass on any information without worrying about privacy. Everything seemed to work perfectly except when the Enterprise traveled in time of course...
In the real world, speech recognition and speech detection systems exist for some time: the Dragon Dictate for PC software in the 1990s (now available on Mac) to the software Mac Dictate for Mac today. The latest smartphones have also started to integrate these systems of recognition with Apple and "Siri" function that allows to address his phone at any time.
Google also has its function 'OK Google' for those who have an Android Smartphone or even Google Glass. With all these new features, smartphones act as Star Trek computer. They listen to what we say and we respond when speaking to them permanently.
Try it for yourself. In your phone, find "Hey Siri" function in settings and activate it. Then say "Dis Siri" (sentence to decide that the application works in french). You can then ask them to activate a timer to provide weather forecasts. In the same way with Android smartphones, place on the Google search bar. Then you just say ' OK Google '. " After that, you can ask what you want.
But while these types of systems have existed for some time, concerns about the technology that we listen to is why don't hear that today ' today?
The answer to the question emitted above seems to be in a key difference between the first speech recognition systems and those we know today. In early systems, before the invention of the modern Internet, all processing of your voice was made locally by the machine who listens to you. No data was transmitted on a network.
But in recent years, voice recognition systems have changed. To deal with the limited processing power of smartphones and other TVs and to increase the accuracy of speech recognition, many systems now record what you say. It then scans this record in the cloud before returning the result to your smartphone.
Those who own an iPhone will have noticed that they cannot ask for answers to their phone when this one is not connected to the Internet, even if the request is local (such as creating a timer). Using the Internet allows you to increase the accuracy and record your requests, which means that any request you make is sent to the cloud and therefore to a third party organization.
Combined with the ability of devices to listen constantly, it can worry many people who might feel hounded by machines every time they talk.
With the integration of this listening technology into several devices over time (such as Google phones, Apple smartwatches as well as devices seeking to improve voice recognition in cars), there could be a machine at our disposal in many places. So what do you do?
Currently, as was the case with Facebook Messenger, when some users are concerned that a new application can use their data in their device, the companies establish a privacy policy.
Based on this assumption, it is reasonable to be aware that many devices are going to be listening to us. It is advisable to check the privacy policies of the organizations concerned to ensure that they have a strict control on the way in which personal data is stored and shared. In the case of Samsung, the company made clear that the data in question are encrypted and used solely to decrypt your viewer profile based on what you watch.
Google and Apple have a similar privacy policy. So far, this Charter says that these companies are required to explain what they do with the data. However, all these privacy policies may change at any time. As long as there is no comprehensive and immutable privacy policy, it is possible that, in the future, what you say is used in a way different from what you originally thought. So for now, pay attention to the words you say in front of your television, your phone, or your new smartwatch.
hese new technologies are disturbing. They seem to be straight out of the spy movies. In drafting, we are less and less reassured when we discuss near our computers and some even want to come out of their drawers these good old clam-shell phones.
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Now you have to pay attention to what you say in front of the television. Indeed, the Samsung Smart TV is now programmed to record every word you say to send it, via the Internet, to its cloud service. This information, originally unveiled by The Daily Beast, begins to make a big noise. Many already make comparisons with George Orwell's novel "1984" which portrays a nightmarish world where citizens are constantly monitored.
The Samsung privacy policy:
"the user must be aware that what he says can be saved even if these discussions contain sensitive and personal information. These data can then be used and passed on to a third party through the speech recognition tool. »
Excerpt from "1984":
"Behind Winston, the voice of the Telescreen continued to debit information about the cast and the passing of the forecasts for the ninth three-year plan." The Telescreen was receiving and transmitting simultaneously. They captured all the sounds emitted by Winston over a very low whisper. Moreover, as long as Winston remained in the field of vision of the metal plate, he could be seen as well as heard. Of course, there was no way of knowing if at some point we were being watched. How many times, and depending on what plan, the thought police would connect to an individual line, no one could know. We could even imagine that she was watching everyone else, constantly. But anyway, she could put a hold on your line whenever she wanted. We were supposed to live, we lived, because the habit becomes instinct, assuming that all his calls were heard and, except in darkness, every movement was seen. »
But to what extent should we be concerned? After all, the idea that a computer listens to your speech is not new. Both in fiction and in fact. In 1970, Star Trek producers had already imagined that a computer could be ordered by voice recognition in the future (the series takes place in the 23rd century).
The latter could then do State of the ship and the location of the Klingons. The computer of the cult series could conscientiously give information to Captain Kirk or any other Member of the crew. He was listening and could pass on any information without worrying about privacy. Everything seemed to work perfectly except when the Enterprise traveled in time of course...
TALKING TO TECHNOLOGY
In the real world, speech recognition and speech detection systems exist for some time: the Dragon Dictate for PC software in the 1990s (now available on Mac) to the software Mac Dictate for Mac today. The latest smartphones have also started to integrate these systems of recognition with Apple and "Siri" function that allows to address his phone at any time.
Google also has its function 'OK Google' for those who have an Android Smartphone or even Google Glass. With all these new features, smartphones act as Star Trek computer. They listen to what we say and we respond when speaking to them permanently.
Try it for yourself. In your phone, find "Hey Siri" function in settings and activate it. Then say "Dis Siri" (sentence to decide that the application works in french). You can then ask them to activate a timer to provide weather forecasts. In the same way with Android smartphones, place on the Google search bar. Then you just say ' OK Google '. " After that, you can ask what you want.
But while these types of systems have existed for some time, concerns about the technology that we listen to is why don't hear that today ' today?
ALL YOUR DATA BELONGS TO US
The answer to the question emitted above seems to be in a key difference between the first speech recognition systems and those we know today. In early systems, before the invention of the modern Internet, all processing of your voice was made locally by the machine who listens to you. No data was transmitted on a network.
But in recent years, voice recognition systems have changed. To deal with the limited processing power of smartphones and other TVs and to increase the accuracy of speech recognition, many systems now record what you say. It then scans this record in the cloud before returning the result to your smartphone.
Those who own an iPhone will have noticed that they cannot ask for answers to their phone when this one is not connected to the Internet, even if the request is local (such as creating a timer). Using the Internet allows you to increase the accuracy and record your requests, which means that any request you make is sent to the cloud and therefore to a third party organization.
Combined with the ability of devices to listen constantly, it can worry many people who might feel hounded by machines every time they talk.
With the integration of this listening technology into several devices over time (such as Google phones, Apple smartwatches as well as devices seeking to improve voice recognition in cars), there could be a machine at our disposal in many places. So what do you do?
STOP TALKING SO LOUD, INTERNET HEAR YOU
Currently, as was the case with Facebook Messenger, when some users are concerned that a new application can use their data in their device, the companies establish a privacy policy.
Based on this assumption, it is reasonable to be aware that many devices are going to be listening to us. It is advisable to check the privacy policies of the organizations concerned to ensure that they have a strict control on the way in which personal data is stored and shared. In the case of Samsung, the company made clear that the data in question are encrypted and used solely to decrypt your viewer profile based on what you watch.
Google and Apple have a similar privacy policy. So far, this Charter says that these companies are required to explain what they do with the data. However, all these privacy policies may change at any time. As long as there is no comprehensive and immutable privacy policy, it is possible that, in the future, what you say is used in a way different from what you originally thought. So for now, pay attention to the words you say in front of your television, your phone, or your new smartwatch.
hese new technologies are disturbing. They seem to be straight out of the spy movies. In drafting, we are less and less reassured when we discuss near our computers and some even want to come out of their drawers these good old clam-shell phones.
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