Facebook confirmed that it had been transcribing users’ audio and said it will no longer do so, following scrutiny into other companies. The social networking giant has long denied that it collects audio from users to inform ads or help determine what people see in their news feeds. — AFP
Facebook Inc has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work.
The work has rattled the contract employees, who are not told where the audio was recorded or how it was obtained – only to transcribe it, said the people, who requested anonymity for fear of losing their jobs. They’re hearing Facebook users’ conversations, sometimes with vulgar content, but do not know why Facebook needs them transcribed, the people said.
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