Category: contractors

Microsoft contractors reportedly reviewed Cortana clips on insecure PCs

Post author By Randall
Post date January 10, 2020
Categories In contractors, conversations, cortana, gear, Internet, Microsoft, Privacy, recordings, Security, services, skype, Tech, voice assistant

[ad_1] According to a former contractor who spoke with The Guardian, the firm allowed workers to review both Cortana and Skype recordings from homes across Beijing while using a personal laptop. The contractor says they listened to “thousands” of interactions this way. Moreover, the Chrome web app they used to do their work required only […]

Google contractors are unionizing in Pittsburgh

Post author By Randall
Post date September 25, 2019
Categories In contractors, gear, Google, Internet, Tech, union

[ad_1] A total of 49 workers voted in favor of unionization, while 24 voted against. Based on the emails Motherboard saw, HCL America tried hard to convince them not to vote in favor of forming a union. HCL deputy general manager of operations Jeremy Carlson reportedly sent them at least half-a-dozen emails within two weeks […]

California governor signs labor law meant to fix the gig economy

Post author By Randall
Post date September 18, 2019
Categories In ab-5, ab5, california, contractors, doordash, gear, gig economy, Internet, labor, labor laws, law, legislation, Lyft, Politics, ridesharing, services, Tech, Uber, work, workers

[ad_1] The law will take effect January 1st, 2020. As with many forms of legislation, the reality is more complicated. Numerous companies have pushed for exemptions to AB 5, and there are concerns this may hurt flexibility for some workers. They may have to work a minimum number of hours at regular times instead of […]

Apple fires hundreds of contractors hired to listened to Siri recordings

Post author By Randall
Post date August 28, 2019
Categories In Apple, audio, business, contractors, cork, fired, gear, grading, Internet, ireland, listened, Privacy, recordings, Security, sensitive information, services, siri, Tech, terminated, users

[ad_1] More contractors throughout Europe may have been let go. As The Guardian reports, many are upset that Apple fired so many people with just one week’s notice. Even those who were concerned with the program’s ethical implications expressed their frustration. Apple previously promised that “as part of a future software update, users will have […]

Microsoft contractors listened to what people told their Xbox consoles

Post author By Randall
Post date August 21, 2019
Categories In assistant, audio, console, contractors, cortana, gadgetry, Gadgets, Gaming, gear, kinect, listened, Microsoft, Privacy, Security, services, Tech, voice assistant, xbox

[ad_1] According to the contractors Motherboard spoke to, this has been going on since before Cortana arrived on the scene. Motherboard’s sources said they listened to audio when Xbox could be controlled via voice commands with the Kinect system. Microsoft removed Cortana from the Xbox in July, but the voice assistant can control the console […]

Google thwarts shareholder challenge to its China search plans

Post author By Randall
Post date June 19, 2019
Categories In alphabet, business, China, contractor, contractors, dragonfly, gear, Google, Internet, investor, investors, search, shareholder meeting, shareholders, Tech

[ad_1] The company had opposed the move, claiming that it had looked into a “variety of options” for expanding access in China that would stay “consistent with our mission.” There was also discontent over the company’s handling of sexual assault and harassment claims. CNBC noted that one worker at Verily asked Alphabet why it didn’t […]