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Seeing AI | Talking camera app for those with a visual impairment (microsoft.com)
submitted by pepijndevos
Nighthawk321 2 points 6y ago
I love this app. My favorite part is how it's miles better than KNFB Reader, and free. Maybe it will make businesses that make products for the blind to stop charging insane amounts for their shitty products.
fastfinge 1 points 6y ago
Eh. Wouldn't call it miles better than KNFB. Have you read the privacy policy? In short, if you wouldn't livestream it on youtube, don't use seeing AI on it. So I couldn't use the app to read my mail; my credit card would pretty much become public information if I did.
Nighthawk321 2 points 6y ago
Hmm, interesting. I'll definitely check out the privacy policy. I still find it way more accurate than KNFB though.
fastfinge 1 points 6y ago
Basically, to improve there training, any Microsoft employee can look at your photo history at any time. They don't promise that your photos will be encrypted when sent to Microsoft, or that Microsoft will encrypt them when they're stored. And if any of the photos leak, Microsoft won't admit fault, and you can't sue them if any of your private data gets leaked, because you promised not to use the app for private data. At least, that's how I understand it, though I'm not a lawyer.
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