Announcement: Facebook’s human-AI blend for audio transcription is now facing privacy scrutiny in Europe

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2019-08-14T06:32:58-06:00

Facebook’s lead privacy regulator in Europe is now asking the company for detailed information about the operation of a voice-to-text feature in Facebook’s Messenger app and how it complies with EU law. Yesterday Bloomberg reported that Facebook uses human contractors to transcribe app users’ audio messages — yet its privacy policy makes no clear mention …