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Do companies store facial and voice recognition data from the thousands of hours of zoom/teams calls that their employees use? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I heard a person call into a show the other day, voice only, and talk about some poor working conditions at a factory. Made me think about how it would probably be so easy for nefarious bosses to be able to identify that person through voice recognition SW with all of the data that comes from us looking directly into cameras and speaking clearly in modern workplace meetings.

Do "anonymous" callers need to start using voice modulation software for these kinds of calls in the modern world?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, wasn't suggesting perpetual info capture, this could be a brief view every 3 to 6 months, just enough to update a voice/facial profile in a system.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Again, there are easier ways to do this.

Biometric authentication can be required for some companies. You'd have to opt in to use the system or at least agree to the terms set forth by the employer. This kind of stuff doesn't just get collected just because; it's pretty sensitive data.

What you're talking about is a cyberpunk nightmare; some corporate-assisted mass surveillance designed for like, union busting.

If you're making vocal and facial profiles of employees you must have some reason to do so, and it can't just be to burn cash. Like I said before, this stuff costs money, and it's kind of pointless unless you're using it in a way that makes money, selling the data somehow.