Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1

Re:Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1 by pryce on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @06:14PM (#22939914)

If our threat model in 2020 treats "unsolicited dick pics" as rare, and concludes that an "opt-out" setting is acceptable, we clearly haven't listened to what women have been saying for over a decade.

One of the problems with an opt-out setting is that it can become a viable attack vector whenever the application settings reset: "OMG New phone for my 14th birthday" will look like an invitation to some segment of the population.

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Re:Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1 by lonelappde on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @06:34PM (#22940058)

It's explained here:

http://support.google.com/duo/answer/6376115

Google knows about dick pics.

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Re:Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1 by rurp on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @06:47PM (#22940140)

I don't see anything in that link that addresses dick pics. Is it just the fact that this "feature" only works with contacts?

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Re:Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1 by 55555 on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @09:44PM (#22941198)

Yes, which is sufficient. You can call your contacts on skype and then just show them your dick after they pick up... This is neither a Duo problem nor a common complaint (except for in regards to ChatRoulette, where it's also the USP).

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