[LINK] Google developing eavesdropping software

[Graham Greenleaf]

Instead of counting how many laws this would breach (unless done by 
the Australian Government), I had a chuckle and re-read Paul Ford's 
version - http://www.ftrain.com/robot_exclusion_protocol.html

Cheers,

Graham


At 4:52 PM +1000 4/9/06, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>Google developing eavesdropping software
>Audio 'fingerprint' for content relevant ads
>By Faultline
>Sunday 3rd September 2006 08:02 GMT
>The Register
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/03/google_eavesdropping_software/
>
>The first thing that came out of our mouths when we heard that 
>Google is working on a system that listens to what's on your TV 
>playing in the background, and then serves you relevant adverts, was 
>"that's cool, but dangerous".
>
>The idea appeared in Technology Review citing Peter Norvig, director 
>of research at Google, who says these ideas will show up eventually 
>in real Google products - sooner rather than later.
>
>The idea is to use the existing PC microphone to listen to whatever 
>is heard in the background, be it music, your phone going off or the 
>TV turned down. The PC then identifies it, using fingerprinting, and 
>then shows you relevant content, whether that's adverts or search 
>results, or a chat room on the subject.
>
>....
>
>--
>
>Regards
>brd
>
>Bernard Robertson-Dunn
>Sydney Australia
>brd at iimetro.com.au
>
>
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