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Oh there's no way they're gonna use the camera or microphone. I assume they'd be trying to associate in-app behaviours to emotions. e.g. times you're opening th
by hbn 4y ago
Oh there's no way they're gonna use the camera or microphone. I assume they'd be trying to associate in-app behaviours to emotions. e.g. times you're opening the app, perhaps types of messages you're sending in their in-app messenger, maybe they'll seed you different types of videos in your feed and see which ones you're engaging with at the moment (the user is happy cause they stuck around for the cute puppy video. The user is angry because they watched and commented on a video about how JK Rowling eats puppies. etc etc)
Though none of this stuff really has to be directly tied to emotions. As long as they can link up user behavior to which ads are working, that's all that matters. If they're really calling it "emotion tracking" it's probably just a cute sales pitch to sell to advertisers.
- wkat4242 4y agoYeah this is all stuff that Facebook is doing already. I tested it recently by creating an account (so there is no pre-existing information) and pausing during scrolling through the ads and suggested nonsense (there was nothing else to show as I hadn't added any friends). I paused on a video of a fish and I could instantly see the next video being replaced by a similar one. I suppose some people could argue that this is for the user's benefit, to show them content they're interested in. But I find it very sneaky. I personally don't want to see any suggested content, only the people I subscribe to.