Google Prototype intends to use your mic to eavesdrop on background sounds

[AccruedExpenditure]

"Their prototype software, detailed in a conference presentation in Europe last June, uses a computer's built-in microphone to listen to the sounds in a room. It then filters each five-second snippet of sound to pick out audio from a TV, reduces the snippet to a digital "fingerprint," searches an Internet server for a matching fingerprint from a pre-recorded show, and, if it finds a match, displays ads, chat rooms, or other information related to that snippet on the user's computer."

Do No Evil eh?

 

[Specop 007]

Seeing as I dont have a mic this is of no concern to me.

 

[Leros]

Thats a pretty sweet idea, kidna invasive, but still pretty sweet.

 

[Amused]

So if I watch Will and Grace, will Google think I'm gay?

 

[loup garou]

That is fvcking nuts!

 

[vi edit]

Is it safe to wrap my PC in foil?

 

[Shame]

ATOT could offer some unusual results:. Which show/ads do you think would be matched up after the mic only pics up five seconds of "*fap* *fap* *fap* *fap* *fap*"?

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Amused
So if I watch Will and Grace, will Google think I'm gay?

Since they already know how often you google for 'party beads', the answer would probably be an emphatic 'yes'.

 

[phisrow]

The tech is really cute. No bloody way is it coming into my house; but cute.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Amused
So if I watch Will and Grace, will Google think I'm gay?

Since they already know how often you google for 'party beads', the answer would probably be an emphatic 'yes'.

:Q

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: phisrow
The tech is really cute. No bloody way is it coming into my house; but cute.

Exactly. Another google product based on mesmerizing technology, all to aid in the creation and refinement of an extremely elaborate marketing profile for each user.

Awesome yes, but no fvcking way would I help them profile me any more than I already do (which is not much.)

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Amused
So if I watch Will and Grace, will Google think I'm gay?

Since they already know how often you google for 'party beads', the answer would probably be an emphatic 'yes'.

:Q

Better that than having a Wilford Brimley "Country Time Lemonade" commercial come on and getting a google image search for Lemon Party.

GAH!

 

[Kalmah]

I have a ton of pro-audio recording hardware on my desktop computer. If it messes with stuff I will be p!ssed. It seems like a violation of something to me.

 

[doze]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Amused
So if I watch Will and Grace, will Google think I'm gay?

Since they already know how often you google for 'party beads', the answer would probably be an emphatic 'yes'.

:Q

Better that than having a Wilford Brimley "Country Time Lemonade" commercial come on and getting a google image search for Lemon Party.

GAH!

Oh god dude I was curiuos and now I think its time to throw up.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: doze

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Amused
So if I watch Will and Grace, will Google think I'm gay?

Since they already know how often you google for 'party beads', the answer would probably be an emphatic 'yes'.

:Q

Better that than having a Wilford Brimley "Country Time Lemonade" commercial come on and getting a google image search for Lemon Party.

GAH!

Oh god dude I was curiuos and now I think its time to throw up.

:laugh:

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: doze

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Amused
So if I watch Will and Grace, will Google think I'm gay?

Since they already know how often you google for 'party beads', the answer would probably be an emphatic 'yes'.

:Q

Better that than having a Wilford Brimley "Country Time Lemonade" commercial come on and getting a google image search for Lemon Party.

GAH!

Oh god dude I was curiuos and now I think its time to throw up.

Evidence that some things are better Urbandictionary'd than Googled.