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'People can record themselves in the wrong way and not even know what they are recording. They are real people like you and me.'
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Meta's Ray-Ban AI smart glasses have been at the center of many privacy concerns since their release, particularly as the data the glasses are capable of capturing can be sent back to Meta for training purposes.
In a joint report, Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten spoke to workers of Sama, a Kenya-based subcontractor that is claimed to provide human-led data annotation for video and audio captured by the Ray-Ban Meta glasses (via Ars Technica).
According to the authors, several of the workers they spoke to reported seeing extremely private footage, and that wearers of the glasses may be unaware their private lives are being recorded for human review.
"We see everything—from living rooms to naked bodies. Meta has that type of content in its databases", said one of the workers. "Someone may have been walking around with the glasses, or happened to be wearing them, and then the person’s partner was in the bathroom, or they had just come out naked.
"People can record themselves in the wrong way and not even know what they are recording. They are real people like you and me."
When asked if the employee felt like they were looking straight into other people's private lives, they said: "When you see these videos, it feels that way. But since it is a job, you have to do it. You understand that it is someone’s private life you are looking at, but at the same time you are just expected to carry out the work.
"You are not supposed to question it. If you start asking questions, you are gone."
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It's not just video footage that sub-contractors are said to be expected to review. The microphones used to record voice requests also send transcriptions back for processing and training purposes.
"It can be about any topics at all", the employee continued. "We see chats where someone talks about crimes or protests. It is not just greetings, it can be very dark things as well."
Speaking to the BBC, Meta said that subcontracted workers might sometimes review content for the purpose of improving "the experience", and provided a link to its Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Terms of Service agreement.
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Meta's Ray-Ban AI smart glasses have been at the center of many privacy concerns since their release, particularly as the data the glasses are capable of capturing can be sent back to Meta for training purposes.
In a joint report, Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten spoke to workers of Sama, a Kenya-based subcontractor that is claimed to provide human-led data annotation for video and audio captured by the Ray-Ban Meta glasses (via Ars Technica).
According to the authors, several of the workers they spoke to reported seeing extremely private footage, and that wearers of the glasses may be unaware their private lives are being recorded for human review.
"We see everything—from living rooms to naked bodies. Meta has that type of content in its databases", said one of the workers. "Someone may have been walking around with the glasses, or happened to be wearing them, and then the person’s partner was in the bathroom, or they had just come out naked.
"People can record themselves in the wrong way and not even know what they are recording. They are real people like you and me."
When asked if the employee felt like they were looking straight into other people's private lives, they said: "When you see these videos, it feels that way. But since it is a job, you have to do it. You understand that it is someone’s private life you are looking at, but at the same time you are just expected to carry out the work.
"You are not supposed to question it. If you start asking questions, you are gone."
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It's not just video footage that sub-contractors are said to be expected to review. The microphones used to record voice requests also send transcriptions back for processing and training purposes.
"It can be about any topics at all", the employee continued. "We see chats where someone talks about crimes or protests. It is not just greetings, it can be very dark things as well."
Speaking to the BBC, Meta said that subcontracted workers might sometimes review content for the purpose of improving "the experience", and provided a link to its Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Terms of Service agreement.
The ...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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