Facebook is now the latest tech giant to put a stop to human review of user audio recordings, following a slew of companies from Google to Amazon and Apple all likewise coming under fire in recent weeks over the human review of audio collected from users.
In Facebook’s case, the company acknowledged Tuesday that it paused the practice earlier this month after those other companies started to attract scrutiny over basically the same thing. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reports that Facebook had been paying third-party contractors to transcribe audio from users who’d allowed their chats to be transcribed.
BGR Top Deals:
- Bose’s excellent true wireless earbuds are discounted right now on Amazon
- Amazon wants to give you $15 for free – here’s how to get it
Trending Right Now:
- A cleverly hidden ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Easter egg just surfaced, and it’s the most puzzling one so far
- NASA’s methane discovery on Mars just got a whole lot more interesting
- ‘Game of Thrones’ actress rants that season 8 was basically garbage
Facebook ends human review of user audio after other companies do the same originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 18:35:18 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report