Google will soon let Pixel phones double as dashcams

Post by fsflover » Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:43 PM UTC

hef19898 wrote: post #42

hackernewds wrote: post #36

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Now they can collect not just yours, but also other people's license plate movements and facial recognition. It's great producing eyes for Google everywhere - which is why the Ring was worth a billion $ for Amazon.

Just found out that my Pixel 7 has, so deeply hidden I don't find it again easily, a check box limiting / allowing access to car data. I didn't turn it on... Well, there is a long weekend coming up, maybe if I find time despite the huge home project backlog to install CalxyOS, I hate it that I cannot trust my phone to not spy on me and my activities despite everything being turned of. After all, some settings changed…

Post by WastingMyTime89 » Wed, May 17, 2023, 1:50 PM UTC

maxerickson wrote: post #78

WastingMyTime89 wrote: post #76

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Quality of manufacturing. Think about a mechanical assembly manufactured within specifications but where one is at the upper bound of tolerance and things rattle a bit while the other is a perfect fit.

In most quality systems those parts are equivalent (they meet spec). If you need or want better parts, you tighten the spec. A sibling comment to yours points out that TSMC has better processes. That's probably a better way to state it, they can hit a tighter spec at the same price point.

Post by cpcat » Wed, May 17, 2023, 2:31 PM UTC

paranoidrobot wrote: post #12

FTA: > We also wonder about how Personal Safety will be able to do this type of always-on recording without generating excess heat, especially if your phone needs to be mounted in a position that’s likely to see a lot of direct sunlight. That's what I immediately thought of. I can't see this working too well unless they solve the overheating issues. I had my Google Pixel 7 Pro shut down due to overheating, on a reaso…

Post by prmoustache » Wed, May 17, 2023, 2:35 PM UTC

AHOHA wrote: post #3

The concept separation of concerns I apply every where, and I like my dashcam not connected to any cloud, if I ever needed a footage, I’ll just take it from the sdcard.

Post by awestroke » Wed, May 17, 2023, 2:36 PM UTC

ShadowBanThis01 wrote: post #53

Hm, let's see: Do I want to wear out the flash memory in an $800 phone, or get a $150 dash cam? This comment applies to Android phones that wouldn't let this thing write to a micro-SD card, of course.