Google Wants To Serve You Ads Based On The Background Noise Of Your Phone Calls

Google Files For Creepy New Patent On 'Background Noise'

Just when you think that we're pretty tech savvy, companies like Google and Nokia file outlandish "forward-thinking" patents that make you feel like we're all in a Star Trek episode. In the case of Google's latest patent, it makes us feel like we're in a police state.

The patent discusses the technology to analyze the background noise during your phone call and serve up ads for you based on the environmental conditions Google picks up on. Yeah, that's creepy.

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