FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silverpush’ Code

Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by cbhl on Sunday March 20, 2016 @01:45PM (#11323815)

There are benign use-cases for this technology, though. For example, any TV/Radio ads containing the phrases "Hey Siri", "OK Google", or "Alexa" definitely should contain an audio beacon so that your iPhone/Android/Amazon Echo knows that a TV or Radio ad is playing, and not a human legitimately asking for a command.

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by teddyh on Sunday March 20, 2016 @02:08PM (#11323917)

…cue someone playing that inaudible signal continuously to block all people nearby using their Siri or what have you.

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by dsharlet on Sunday March 20, 2016 @06:28PM (#11324995)

That's a really bad way to solve that problem, it relies on other systems following a protocol that they have no reason to even know exists.

A much better way to solve it, which is already being done (to some degree of success) is to calibrate the phrase detection to the owner's unique voice.

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by creade on Monday March 21, 2016 @12:00AM (#11326159)

Reminds me of this namshub: https://youtu.be/xuGDhZorlQ0?t=23

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