Report: Facebook Paid Contractors To Transcribe User Audio On Messenger

(CBS Local) — Facebook has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe select voice conversations from users of its services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the work.
The company confirmed that it had been transcribing users’ audio, but said it will no longer do so following scrutiny into other companies.
Earlier this month, Apple and Google suspended reviewing recordings from users interacting with their voice assistants.
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