Am I the only one seeing some kind of horrible speech-to-text subtitles that are really missing the point?
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#32How can I opt out? Or do I have to leave Android and buy a Windows Phone to avoid getting my information in that system?
You don't. You have to opt in. I'm running it on my phone now and the first thing it did was ask "Hey. Is it OK if I do all these things?". It wont run without your permission. Unlike Apple, Google is pretty good at asking these things. Edit: Maybe Apple has gotten better. I just remember iTunes wiping my iPhone, iPod and all ID3 tags from my music collection numerous times when I was just supposed to copy/add some f…
You're confusing Apple with developers of iOS applications. Apple may not have stopped it in the past, but the developers never asked either.
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#33Hey Joe pubilc. Give us all your personal info, we provide you pretty UI. Oh and how about this recommended cafe to visit with your friend? If you go here is a 10% voucher.. Just saying..
This is much less of a privacy issue for me than is when Google reads my email, for example. Here, I'm aware of the fact that my data (location, appointments, flight plans) is read, because I couldn't get the recommendations/information otherwise. So, it's much more of a consensual act.
If they use this data for other purposes (ads/paid recommendations/geotracking), that is a separate issue, and I would be very mad.
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#34It's sad that all these generic names that Google is coming up with (Play, Now, Plus, Glass), can probably be copyrighted and everybody else would then be prevented from using them... What a wicked capitalistic world, what a sad day for freedom.
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#35I'm thinking this is a definite value-add to Glass.
I'm pretty sure Glass is the reason they do this. It really seems like it's a perfect fit for something you'd be wearing on your face constantly.
Indeed. Location-aware, time-aware. I'm seeing a Siri-killer. The best personal assistants know what you want before you ask for it. So, why not the same for digital assistants?
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#36Am I the only one seeing some kind of horrible speech-to-text subtitles that are really missing the point?
It was on by default for me and I was really confused for a short period of time wondering what the heck they were trying to tell me as part of the video. It was hilarious, however.
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#37How can I opt out? Or do I have to leave Android and buy a Windows Phone to avoid getting my information in that system?
Yes...you actually have to go and buy a Windows Phone, preferably a Nokia Lumia 900, to get out of Google Now tracking. Maybe even a Surface tablet for good measure. Drama, much...?
Trolling is so out of fashion nowadays.
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#39battery killer?????
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#40How can I opt out? Or do I have to leave Android and buy a Windows Phone to avoid getting my information in that system?
You don't. You have to opt in. I'm running it on my phone now and the first thing it did was ask "Hey. Is it OK if I do all these things?". It wont run without your permission. Unlike Apple, Google is pretty good at asking these things. Edit: Maybe Apple has gotten better. I just remember iTunes wiping my iPhone, iPod and all ID3 tags from my music collection numerous times when I was just supposed to copy/add some f…
Um, have you ever setup an iPhone for the first time? It walks you through absolutely every thing the device wants to do (Location, Siri, etc) and you can turn them all off and on. Please don't go making wildly incorrect claims.