Facebook introduced Portal and Portal+ video calling devices back in October. The company has clarified some privacy concerns saying that Facebook does not listen to, view or keep the contents of your Portal video calls and all the video calls are encrypted, the Smart Camera and Smart Sound use AI technology that runs locally on Portal, not on Facebook servers. Furthermore, Portal is integrated with some of your Messenger and Facebook experiences. When you use Portal, the company processes the same kinds of information when you use Facebook products on other devices. Some of this information includes the fact that you logged into your account or how often you use a feature or app, may be used to inform the ads you see across Facebook. While it doesn't listen or save any of your Portal video calls, or use this information to target ads, Facebook, however, mentioned that it will process some device usage information to understand how Portal is being used and to improve the product. This information includes when you make a Portal video call, Facebook process the same device usage information as other devices with Messenger installed. Some of this information may be used to target ads. Like other ...
Thursday, 8 November 2018
Facebook Portal and Portal+ video calling devices with Alexa, AI smart camera tech go on sale in the US
Facebook introduced Portal and Portal+ video calling devices back in October. The company has clarified some privacy concerns saying that Facebook does not listen to, view or keep the contents of your Portal video calls and all the video calls are encrypted, the Smart Camera and Smart Sound use AI technology that runs locally on Portal, not on Facebook servers. Furthermore, Portal is integrated with some of your Messenger and Facebook experiences. When you use Portal, the company processes the same kinds of information when you use Facebook products on other devices. Some of this information includes the fact that you logged into your account or how often you use a feature or app, may be used to inform the ads you see across Facebook. While it doesn't listen or save any of your Portal video calls, or use this information to target ads, Facebook, however, mentioned that it will process some device usage information to understand how Portal is being used and to improve the product. This information includes when you make a Portal video call, Facebook process the same device usage information as other devices with Messenger installed. Some of this information may be used to target ads. Like other ...
