Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms (finance.yahoo.com)
from solrize@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 24 Sep 23:55
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akilou@sh.itjust.works on 25 Sep 01:32 next collapse

This is illegal in a lot of states

[deleted] on 25 Sep 01:54 next collapse

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frongt@lemmy.zip on 25 Sep 02:24 next collapse

You’re conflating way too many things here. 1/2-party consent is wiretapping, not photo or video. Takedown notices are for DMCA/copyright, not general “it’s illegal”.

gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 02:46 next collapse

It is illegal to take pictures of people in public spaces in 0 states.

sexybenfranklin@ttrpg.network on 25 Sep 02:47 collapse

Wiretapping laws don’t cover who you can take photos of.

SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 02:30 collapse

It only records your audio unless you are both consenting members… so no, not illegal at all.

vane@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 04:17 next collapse

Maybe because more people have mobile phone than toilets. You can sell your voice while taking dump on the street.

Chais@sh.itjust.works on 26 Sep 07:48 next collapse

So at least they’re being honest about it and give kickbacks?

zeux@lemmy.ml on 26 Sep 15:17 next collapse

I mean, they wanted to share the data with other companies, so it kind of works as suggested, but I think they didn’t like the part of not getting paid to share it with the whole world. techcrunch.com/…/viral-call-recording-app-neon-go…

SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works on 26 Sep 15:21 next collapse

At least people are getting paid somewhat for their data, instead of just being “compenstated” with access to a service of dubious quality

solrize@lemmy.ml on 26 Sep 20:03 collapse

ONE participant of the phone call is getting paid. It’s unclear if the other one is even being informed. Anyway apparently the app shut down today because of a huge data leak, but I haven’t looked into the details.

itztalal@lemmings.world on 28 Sep 01:37 next collapse

Interesting.

I wonder if we can set it up so 2 AIs talk to each other and we collect the money.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip on 28 Sep 14:45 collapse

Don’t LLM have enough language samples already? Not like a (one-sided) phone call helps them less making things up.