Diffusion Science radio: Canada in Space & Google listens

Canada in Space & Google listens


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Google listening by Ian Woolf,
Canada's space success can teach Australia by Marc Beaudry,
Does the FIV vaccine prevent FIV? by Mark Westman at Famelab.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Marc Beaudry
Canadian Space Agency

Debian bug report: chromium: unconditionally downloads binary blob
Google was downloading audio listeners onto computers without consent, say Chromium users - "We don’t know and can’t know what this black box does. But we see reports that the microphone has been activated, and that Chromium considers audio capture permitted"
Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of Privacy Defense In Depth
Opt-out Chrome Hotword Shared Module
Hotword behaviour in chromium v43 (binary blob download)
Did Google spy on Chrome users with secret audio listeners?
Google was downloading audio listeners onto computers without consent, say Chromium users
Google's Chromium on Debian Is Listening In on Your Conversations
Google accused of spying on users with audio listener bundled with Chromium

Chrome Bugs Allow Sites to Listen to Your Private Conversations
Chrome bug allows malicious websites to spy on you

Is your Chrome browser spying on YOU? Expert warns cyber criminals could use Google voice recognition software to listen in on conversations

Malicious intent can turn Chrome speech recognition into spying device


June 22, 2015
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