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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by zeveb on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:14PM (#12549538)
> Maybe it's just me, but I kind of find this a bit creepy.

As long as the person on the other end knows that he's on-camera, I think it's NBD. The trick is ensuring that eh really does know that, and isn't picking his teeth, washing his hands &c.

Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by what_ever on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:43PM (#12549876)
Actually the person calling is on camera and the person on the receiving end sees the preview. Person on the receiving end is not on the camera until they accept the call.
Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by zeveb on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @01:54PM (#12550575)
That's what I meant — the caller is on-camera, the callee is not, the caller knows he's on-camera, all is well with the world.