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Facebook wants to put a camera in your house
Facebook is releasing its own smart speaker with a screen and a camera. It really hopes you don't find the Portal creepy. The Portal, and the larger Portal +, is built specifically for video calls. It's essentially a smart speaker with a touchscreen that includes a couple unique features. Among them is a user detection system that will cinematically zoom in on a person's face or follow them as they move around a room. The idea behind the device is to make video chats more like actually hanging out together.
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Really?! Facebook does not need to get any more data on anyone. Plus, what would happen if scammers and robo-callers called up (and you answered)? I would not want to risk the privacy, security and identity-theft issues that could arise from that. Not to mention, I wouldn't want that info in the hands of Facebook either.