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Google has an idea to prevent phone scams, but it'll mean allowing its AI to listen in on your calls (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 6 months ago by solo@kbin.earth to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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Google promised to keep data from the phone calls private.

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[–] applepie@kbin.social 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Google literally pays this fake news site to post these clown ideas to see how public reacts to them.

Remember to not click that link :)

Don't feed the fake news machine, if Sundar the Creep wants your opinion, it can scrap it out of here

[–] solo@kbin.earth 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I don't think business insider qualifies as fake news site. Does it?

[–] applepie@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Business Insider was launched in 2007[7] and is based in Manhattan. Founded by DoubleClick's former CEO Kevin P. Ryan, Dwight Merriman, and Henry Blodget,[

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Insider

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P._Ryan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Blodget

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P._Ryan

I doubt with a bench like that they report anything against their class or financial interest aka fake news for plebs to consume to get their thinking "right"

But either way, that article is paid advert/engagement slop masquerading as journalism.

[–] solo@kbin.earth 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I see what you mean but for me when I think of fake news sites, this comes to mind:

List of fake news websites