Google is working on a new feature called “Audio Memory” for Pixel phones that will “keep track of what you hear throughout your day.”
  • dasrael@lemmy.zipEnglish
    30 minutes

    I saw this title and immediately said “fuck off” then clicked, and …glad to see OP sharing my immediate sentiment.

  • Tarambor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39 minutes

    Just switched from Pixel 8 Pro to iPhone. Looking like that was a good decision even though iOS is a shitshow to use in comparison.

    • Spendius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      35 minutes

      And somehow, it automatically gets re-enabled in a next update. Urgh…

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3 hours

    The people who called me crazy because “there’s no way your phone can be listening in on you all the time” are the same people who are going to be the most excited about this “feature”

  • Kay Ohtie@pawb.socialEnglish
    3 hours

    Even if no one else could access it because it stayed on my device, I’m sure it’ll be used for categorizing “advertising cohort” stuff again.

    It sucks having to be so skeptical. With my severe ADHD something like this would be enormously helpful for remembering conversations others I talk to remember just fine but I don’t.

    • fizzbang@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 hours

      Now turn it into a black mirror episode where the corporation controls your memories

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    3 hours

    So what could be a really useful thing is now just a 24/7 surveilance device that will record everything, even when you have sex, when you talk about fantasies and so on.

    I guarantee you that in no time the justice department will be interested in having access to all that

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 hour

      Funny thing is I already thought of two angles that might make people willingly use that:

      1. Sex coaches review your recent experiences and give you advice (good or bad, just like other life advice fields).
      2. Proof of consent so neither party can change the story after the fact. Though the proof won’t be at a scientific rigor level so it won’t help as much as people will hope, though it probably will clear up some less complex cases and complicate the shit out of others.
    • Jiral@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 hours

      I m trying SailfishOS with the new Jolla Phone. Only a suitable choice for nerds I suppose, but that’s not an issue for me.

  • c64z86@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4 hours

    This would be such a cool thing, too bad it will only be used to scrape our data in order to sell us more ads. There are far too many technologies and concepts that have been ruined already due to bloody greed.

    • sunbytes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 hours

      Hey, don’t be so pessimistic.

      For sure it will be available for government agencies to subpoena or even outright purchase.

      This is the free market. Everything about you is for sale.

    • meejle@piefed.worldEnglish
      3 hours

      BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
      HELPING YOU REMEMBER YOUR IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS

  • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4 hours

    I love the idea. Having a sortable, searchable list of everything that hits my plate day to day would be an awesome boon, I simply don’t want anyone else to have that data :(

  • youmaynotknow@lemmy.zipEnglish
    8 hours

    If a song isn’t recognized, a short digital fingerprint may be sent to Google to securely search the cloud. Background conversations and audio are never sent to Google.

    And, of course, Google will honor this and any other setting, as always, right? Right?

    • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.netEnglish
      5 hours

      If you’ve got an android, go into your phone’s dev options and try to turn off Google’s location tracking service, or the one that tracks screen inputs, or the one that checks what wifi networks are around you.

      They’ve been dishonourable from day 1 :C

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.netEnglish
      7 hours

      As soon as they got away with “federated learning” (basically use your phone to train ai then just phone the results home rather than your data) 🤢 they knew they could just keep pushing and pushing and pushing until they have it all