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Facebook's new audio function comes with privacy worries
By Ko Dong-hwan
By Ko Dong-hwan
Security experts are raising concern over an upcoming function on Facebook, which recognizes sounds from television, radio and other sources and provides the information to users.
The new service is expected to be included in Facebook’s future smartphone applications for mobile users in the U.S. Facebook believes that devices capable of recognizing the names of pop songs and television shows could open another advertisement goldmine.
However, critics are concerned that the new feature might tempt users to eavesdrop on the conversations of others.
In a seething article in its online version, Washington Post claimed that the new feature unscrupulously reminds people they are never free from online surveillance.
Facebook downplays such concerns, saying that its technology is incapable of analyzing noises other than recorded music or broadcast audio.