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Yesterday, news broke that Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio data back to Google. Effectively, this means that Google had taken itself the right to listen to every conversation in every room that runs Chrome somewhere, without any kind of consent from the people eavesdropped on. In official statements, Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to “we can do that
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06/20/2015 05:41 AM
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Yesterday, news broke that Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio data back to Google. Effectively, this means that Google had taken itself the right to listen to every conversation in every room that runs Chrome somewhere, without any kind of consent from the people eavesdropped on. In official statements, Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to “we can do that
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Proof? Links? Typical GLP bullshit?
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06/20/2015 07:12 AM
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bump
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06/20/2015 07:20 AM
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LINK! :timea1:
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06/20/2015 07:38 AM
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[link to www.privateinternetaccess.com (secure)]
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06/20/2015 07:41 AM
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if its in there terms and you acepted them they can, fucked up wrong but you signed up for the shit
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06/20/2015 07:58 AM
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Thanks.
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06/20/2015 08:43 AM
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I hope they can hear my farts, too.

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06/20/2015 08:52 AM
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i thought their microphone use was only when you activated the speaking feature. it would stay activated until you closed the browser.
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06/20/2015 08:57 AM
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i thought their microphone use was only when you activated the speaking feature. it would stay activated until you closed the browser.
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I guess you guys don't know you can shut off your microphone and camera as well as your cookies and other stuff in your Flash Player.
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06/20/2015 09:00 AM

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Evil bastards.
"God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, & always, well informed... If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty... Let them take arms... What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. " - Thomas Jefferson in 1787
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06/20/2015 09:01 AM

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Dont you hate this new trend of the equipment that have camera on them (laptops, cell phones etc) have no lids as they used to, to cover the camera lens?
Ostria
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06/20/2015 09:11 AM
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God can see my soul...
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06/20/2015 09:26 AM
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Heroin hookers and Everest avalanches - more please
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06/20/2015 09:26 AM
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Guys look at your PERMISSIONS on your phone.

Most of your apps have unlimited permissions meaning they can video and audio record you look through your files and photos, call logs, ect and you accepted it.


Your cell phone is a complete spy device that you pay for and legally say its okay to spy on you.
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06/20/2015 09:49 AM
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Hey google, suck my fat cock.
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06/20/2015 10:10 AM
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You agree to tracking as part of the Terms Of Use, doesn't anyone read it??

Chromebooks are like a remote mic and camera in your lap, they must love it.

I don't give a shit, watch me touch myself if you really want.
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Yesterday, news broke that Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio data back to Google. Effectively, this means that Google had taken itself the right to listen to every conversation in every room that runs Chrome somewhere, without any kind of consent from the people eavesdropped on. In official statements, Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to “we can do that
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69556850


I don't have it or want it but it is clear that ads appear for things we have discussed verbally.

it happens.
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06/20/2015 10:25 AM
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Those dirty image searches have an audio partner?

Blackmail matrix!
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06/20/2015 10:26 AM
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"Chrome" is what they do,

take something good, like nickle plate, aka CHROME

and use that as the name for your shitty soycapture "browser".

It's like calling sewer water "JUICE"

Myself, I prefer real chrome, like, on a bumper hitting g00g right in the knees.
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06/20/2015 10:35 AM
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Only works if the microphone isn't disabled.

LOL, now you know why they aren't labeled and are harder to find these days.


Here is MY solution, I refuse to use cell phones. And if they want to listen from my computer, nothing special here in a family "public" room.


When I leave the house, I have no electronics on me....zero...zip....none.
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06/20/2015 10:36 AM
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If you are really concerned, install backtrack 4 as your OS.

Have fun learning how to use it.
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06/20/2015 10:40 AM
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OK, since I got this new "Phablet" - the LG G Stylo -

My friend came over and said he got a 2nd job delivering food - he left, was so proud of himself, and my phone had a Google Maps pulled up saying ETA 12 minutes to WORK Pizza Pros.

Ok... odd...

So then, yesterday, I'm killig a six pack on the beach with my buddy with the tailgate down listening to talk radio. We start talking about going to lawschool.

My phone alerts, its twitter, it's a Periscope of some lawyer.

Oh, it listens... it does.... and in weird ways... I can name a few...

In the car, singing... "Sha la la la, you were, my brown eyed girl..." no music, just me singing outloud.

Then it says "Get more of Van Morrison!" with an iHeart radio alert. Guess I sounded like the original.

Creepy. I'm not going full out and putting a band-aide over the camera.

Let them look at this body all day! Ha.

Happy Sabbath!
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06/20/2015 10:50 AM

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In my custom android os I can use a simple command line to shut off unwanted processes. I went from +250 to 75, all the deleted ones were just eavesdropping and sending data out from apps and the OS.
My runtime went from 4 days to 2 weeks on a charge.
Encrypted email txting and voice phone, gotta dump chrome now, but there are better browsers.
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06/20/2015 10:53 AM
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The Google Chrome logo is made up of three 6s interconnected with one another, so does this really shock you? Google has been so obviously evil from the start that I'm surprised anyone uses its products at all.
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06/20/2015 11:01 AM
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whenever I am not using the mic, that shit is always unplugged
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06/20/2015 11:05 AM
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Remind me of the weird moments when im talking with someone in my house about a product we need when the TV is on, say dogfood, and out of the blue a dog food commercial comes on. It's just a coincidence, right?
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06/20/2015 11:06 AM
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I am connecting a microphone to the jack, which makes it the live one and putting it under my ass and eating some beans.
Happy listening Gloogles !
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06/20/2015 11:10 AM
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Just something of note this article doesn't appear to be saying this is affecting ALL Chrome users. Only the ones that are running the experimental, open source version, called Chromium.

Still...
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06/20/2015 11:18 AM
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If you have a "smart" tv like some models made by Samsung and others, they can also listen in via the tv. This was in mainstream news about a year or so ago. Basically, unless you live like a pioneer off the grid, there is virtually nothing that cannot be traced, tracked or linked to you if Uncle Sam wants to.





GLP