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Microsoft Contractors Listened to Xbox Owners in Their Homes

August 21, 2019 admin apple, Contractors, cortana, kinect, microsoft kinect, privacy, Security, Siri, SURVEILLANCE, Xbox

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 19:47:39 +0000

Multiple contractors working for Microsoft explain how they listened to audio captured by Xbox consoles.

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Working on Microsoft’s Cortana Is Laborious and Poorly Paid

August 14, 2019 admin Artificial Intelligence, Contractors, cortana, Cybersecurity, Labor, machine learning, microsoft, privacy, skype, tech-power

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:46:34 +0000

Leaked documents show that Microsoft’s contractors are paid between $12 and $14 an hour and are asked to transcribe as many as 200 audio clips per hour to train the Cortana virtual assistant.