Now, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's vice president of consumer hardware, has attempted to convince users that the Portal is not just another weapon in the firm's information-gathering armory. It later changed its story, telling Recode that information like call lengths and frequency might be used in ad targeting. The company unveiled the Portal in October, at which time Facebook said no data collected through the device would be used to target users with ads. But it can't seem to shake concerns that the new piece of hardware will double as a surveillance system. This is despite Facebook previously acknowledging that it would collect information on calls to better target advertising.įacebook on Thursday launches its $199 video-chat and smart-speaker device, Portal.
The company's consumer-hardware boss, Andrew Bosworth, said Portal was not a "data-gathering operation.".But Facebook can't shake privacy concerns over its always-on microphones and camera.Facebook's new video-chat and smart-speaker device, Portal, goes on sale in the US on Thursday.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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