Privacy Debate
05-19-2018, 10:56 AM
Quote:It's possible discord is recording all voice data of all users, but I'd say it's unlikely they store that data long term even if it was recorded. My worries about voice information being divulged on discord is minimal.
I agree, it's unlikely that they're storing all voice data of all users long term. It's more likely that they store all voice data for a certain period of time, during which it's vulnerable to abuse.
Additionally, since 2013 (release of "OK Google" conversational search), organizations no longer need to record all data at all times to profile their users. Keyword activation (OK Google, Hey Siri, Hey Alexa) is used to identify words/phrases that they consider relevant (whether it be for voice search or profiling).
No one can know for sure what happens to the recordings; they might be stored as audio, or transcribed and logged, which costs way less, and is very viable to store long term.
Keyword search can also used retroactively on voice data they already have. That means a rogue Discord employee (or ex-spouse, etc. in the government) can carry out abuse at their leisure (they don't have to be intercepting it live).
Quote:it seems moot to me since we actually share more information on this forum than we do on the voice calls
That's not true at all in my experience. Maybe there's more memes on this forum, but what's crucial is that we often share detailed and personally identifying information on calls.
I also want to point out that Discord text chat is also vulnerable, and way easier to log and store for long periods of time (they kind of have to, if they support chat history). Unless you never use the text chat, you'd have to consider that avenue of abuse as well.
Quote:Convenience is a principle and it's own benefit at the same time.
The same goes for privacy, as I've just shown.
Quote:I'll throw my hat in the ring by contending there's no reason that you can't install and use two communication apps or more alongside each other.
Yeah I agree. We can talk about potential solutions once everyone's ready.
