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Facebook is working on a function that will allow them to listen through your device's microphone.
Facebook to roll out a "big brother" feature - WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Top Stories
Facebook will have a new feature that some say is just way too “big brother” for them. Soon, the social media giant will be able to listen to what’s happening around you. It’s part of another upgrade you should know about.
The good news is you will have the option to turn it on or off but a social media expert says it brings up privacy concerns.
Down the road, who knows what Facebook might do with the feature
It will activate your smartphone’s microphone, figure out what show you’re watching or what song you’re listening to and then post that to your status update, automatically.
“It’s a little too big brother for me. It’s a little scary for them to listen in on a conversation or pin point what you’re doing at that moment, I don’t agree with it,” said Robert Cleapor of Harrisburg.
“Well, if I was kidnapped and needed somebody to know, like NCIS, where I was being held that would be great, but otherwise, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” said Roberta Farabaugh, Susquehanna Township Resident. Social Media expert at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Charles Palmer, says he will turn that option off. “
One downside about this is, I envision eventually law enforcement, Homeland Security, would love to have access to this sort of thing.
And notice if there are certain words spoken, they can use and react upon,” said Palmer. Facebook says the sound is not stored but admitted to the International Business Times that it plans to archive the data as code. Palmer says the data code is like a fingerprint and advertising companies would pay big money for a sequence of code.
Facebook to roll out a "big brother" feature - WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Top Stories
Facebook will have a new feature that some say is just way too “big brother” for them. Soon, the social media giant will be able to listen to what’s happening around you. It’s part of another upgrade you should know about.
The good news is you will have the option to turn it on or off but a social media expert says it brings up privacy concerns.
Down the road, who knows what Facebook might do with the feature
It will activate your smartphone’s microphone, figure out what show you’re watching or what song you’re listening to and then post that to your status update, automatically.
“It’s a little too big brother for me. It’s a little scary for them to listen in on a conversation or pin point what you’re doing at that moment, I don’t agree with it,” said Robert Cleapor of Harrisburg.
“Well, if I was kidnapped and needed somebody to know, like NCIS, where I was being held that would be great, but otherwise, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” said Roberta Farabaugh, Susquehanna Township Resident. Social Media expert at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Charles Palmer, says he will turn that option off. “
One downside about this is, I envision eventually law enforcement, Homeland Security, would love to have access to this sort of thing.
And notice if there are certain words spoken, they can use and react upon,” said Palmer. Facebook says the sound is not stored but admitted to the International Business Times that it plans to archive the data as code. Palmer says the data code is like a fingerprint and advertising companies would pay big money for a sequence of code.
