Digital Kingdom

Under Wang Tianbao's guard, the turmoil of the Digital Group still spread outside.

Many guests in the cafe took out their mobile phones to open the live broadcast, and the quiet and warm atmosphere disappeared for a while.

"Southeast Satellite TV"-special report, the host Chu He is interviewing Chen Yuan, the former assistant chairman of Digital Group.

"On what basis do you judge that smart speakers will bring a summary of personal privacy?"

Chen Yuan was wearing a black SaintLaurent shoulder-padded suit with a little oversize, which made him look more serious and aura, and said:

"For a long time, technology companies have been eager to have a product that can be deeply embedded in ordinary people's family life, control various household appliances, collect data, and study the daily behavior of users. For this reason, technology companies have tried to integrate washing machines, electric appliances Refrigerators have been made intelligent, but have never been successful."

Chu He smiled and said, "Yes, who would want a talking washing machine!"

Chen Yuan: "The emergence of smart speakers can be said to be a dream product. Not only can it free users' hands, but the interaction method is also very natural. It is as magical as using magic spells. You can play the songs you want to listen to, or Ask whether Messi scores more goals or Ronaldo is better."

Chu He agreed, "Xiaozhi Speaker seems to be a step further on the basis of "hearing"?"

Chen Yuan nodded, "It adds "vision", but it is not as simple as adding a camera, but using lidar technology."

"Oh?"

"It is the application of lidar, which is commonly used in the field of autonomous driving, to smart speakers, which can draw a 360-degree map of the surrounding environment and changes in the environment by receiving reflected electromagnetic waves."

"That means that with this technology, Xiaozhi speakers can not only "hear" users, but also "see" users and react accordingly?"

Chen Yuan replied: "Yes, for example, users can switch songs with gestures; when using PPT to give a speech, they can give up the page turner and directly use gestures to control the presentation; you can also use gestures according to the number of people in the room, To automatically adjust the ambient temperature."

Chu He smiled, "Is this bad? Technology changes life. For people like me who are sloppy in life, it can scan my briefcase to reduce the embarrassment of forgetting to bring things."

Chen Yuan shook his head, "This is what I worry about. While it provides us with convenience, it also makes it more and more convenient to steal user privacy."

"Steal user privacy?"

Chen Yuan nodded, "Yes, but I am not talking about the "Xiaozhi" family. All smart speakers have this problem?"

Chu He: "Do you mean that when we use smart speakers, every move in our daily lives or private conversations may be recorded secretly?"

Chen Yuan agreed: "Yes."

Chu He wowed, "Then this is a bit scary, equivalent to unlimited surveillance. As you just said, the entire digital building is full of cameras, and you are under close surveillance. A smart speaker, Just a silent observer, silently lurking beside him, recording his next move."

...

"The bitch!" Song Xin ink swore.

"I think what she said makes sense," Feifei agreed instead.

"What's the point," Song Moxin retorted, "How can a company as big as Digital Group steal user privacy? Isn't it afraid that users will sue it?"

Feifei stared at the screen, his mouth was not convinced at all. "What Chen Yuan said is also an assistant to the chairman. He must know more than you know. Besides, big companies don’t do this, it doesn’t mean that small companies don’t. Products, "Hundred Regiments Battle", are always unruly."

...

Chu Hetu said: "As far as you know, does Xiaozhi Speaker collect user data?"

Chen Yuan was silent for a moment, "What I know is none."

"No?"

"Yes, but you also know that the ability to obtain a large amount of user data is very useful for studying user behavior, and there has always been a tendency in the company."

"How to say?"

Chen Yuan replied: "The laboratory has developed a sound analysis technology called brandsonification, which can identify user behavior through the different sounds made by various products when they are used."

"For example?"

Chen Yuan thought for a while: "When you open a can of Coke, or tear open a bag of potato chips, this technology can accurately identify your preferences."

Chu He pretended to be afraid: "It's scary."

Chen Yuanming knew that the other party was pretending, so he went on to say, "Some people advocate applying this technology to Xiaozhi speakers, but they have not yet obtained consent."

Chu He: "Mr. Chen is opposed to this approach? Does your resignation have anything to do with this?"

Chen Yuan: "It doesn't matter, I don't agree with unlimited intervention in personal privacy."

Chu He: "Do you think the camera in the digital building violates personal privacy? And smart speakers are likely to go the same way?"

Chen Yuan: "Yes."

Chu He: "Then take a step back, even if we violate our privacy, are there any obvious side effects?"

"Side effects?" Chen Yuan was a little puzzled. Is this not enough side effects?

Chu He knew at a glance that the other party was a die-hard who "human rights are greater than survival". He did not understand the lives of the people at the bottom, so he could only explain further:

"Because for many users, I am a dust in big data. I give you all the privacy. What can I do? Push product advertisements according to my preferences? It just saves my choice time; customize Internet content, Affect my life secretly? Whatever, I wish someone could serve me every day."

"What?" Chen Yuan was stunned, there is such a person, what are you kidding?

Chu He smiled, "Because for many people, one day at work is already very tired, and they don't have the energy to worry about this and that, and being able to relax is the greatest luxury."

Chen Yuan didn't know what to say.

Chu He continued, "Let me tell Mr. Chen something that I personally experienced. Once I took the subway home from get off work and met a migrant worker uncle. He didn't know exactly what to do. Seeing that it should be a coolie, of course, I have absolutely no meaning to look down here. After all, I am actually working hard."

For fear of being misunderstood, Chu He specifically explained it.

Chen Yuan listened to her and continued:

"At that time, this uncle was watching a small video in the car. It was the kind of video with a bit unsightly and even a bit unhealthy. The sound was very loud, a bit like an elderly phone, and could be heard throughout the car. To be honest, I was annoyed at the time. I’m dying, because I’m really tired after a day of work, and I want to have a quiet rest."

Chen Yuan inserted, "Did you not stop him? Learn to respect others in public."

Chu He smiled, his eyes flowed with a hint of coquettishness, "Just as I couldn't help it, the uncle's cell phone ran out, and the whole car was quiet. I even heard someone around me relax, but I haven't had time yet. Fortunately, I suddenly saw the strong feeling of fatigue on my uncle's body, and the whole person seemed to have no vitality. There was a heartache at the time. I hope that the uncle's mobile phone will be a little bit, and it will make him happy and relieve his fatigue."

...

When the two Feifei saw this, they looked at each other, looking at each other, how come they suddenly felt like they became friendly.

Barrage flashes from time to time during the live broadcast:

"Sage Chen is dumbfounded"

"My sister He is kind and beautiful"

"Boycott the Digital Group"

...

The live broadcast continues:

Chen Yuan laughed. As a high-level intellectual, he has already reacted, "I understand what the host means. If we talk about the post-privacy era, the biggest side effect is security threats."

"Security threat?" Chu He was a little puzzled.

"When smart devices have more and more authority, more and more data can be collected, and more and more closely related to our ordinary people's lives, what should we do if the device is hacked?"

Chen Yuan raised a question.

"No?" Chu He doubted.

"I wonder if you have seen the famous Detective Conan?" Chen Yuan changed the subject.

Chu He smiled, "I know a thousand ways to die."

Chen Yuan didn't catch the stalk, but he was taken aback, but he also understood what Chu He meant. "There is such a plot: a hacker blew up an exhibition center by remotely controlling a smart rice cooker. The TV is of course exaggerated, but behind this behavior A new concept called IOTTerroris is a real threat."

Chu He pondered for a moment, "Will this be too far away from us?"

Chen Yuan shook his head, "No, according to the statistics of futurist Richard Van Huetangk, by 2020, the world will have 26 billion IoT devices equipped with sensor chips, 62% of American adults. People have at least one smart device."

Before Chu He could speak, Chen Yuan continued:

"Take the current smart phone as an example. There are huge security risks. Hackers can invade the mobile phone system and record a person's life through microphones, cameras, and positioning software. The path of intrusion may be simply because You opened an insecure web page."

Chu He thought for a while, "But everyone is inseparable from mobile phones and smart life. What we can do is supervision."

Chen Yuan: "Yes, we must strengthen supervision of existing equipment, and we must stop new smart equipment from the source."

Chu He smiled, "For example, smart speakers."

Chen Yuan nodded: "Yes. Unfortunately, ordinary people have very weak security awareness, and they don't even mean rights. It doesn't matter if they are violated."

Chu He: "Speaking of which, personal privacy is a big issue, we won't expand it here."

...

"Do you know him?" Feifei asked.

"I don't know, I don't even know the people of Brilliant Games, let alone other companies." Song Moxin shook her head.

"You can't do this, I heard that ambitious people, the first day of work is to memorize the phone book of the entire company," Feifei laughed.

"I am a little woman, not a big man."

"Is Chen Yuan right? Does your company have a camera? Why did he leave?"

"Why did he leave? Didn't he tell me why I can't stand this kind of working environment? What's all the fuss about cameras? Many companies have them. I heard that there are abnormal companies that even have toilets installed." Song Moxin didn't feel that cameras were installed. Feeling of being violated.

"Really? Abnormal?" Feifei was taken aback.

"You have too little knowledge, and the company stipulates the time to go to the toilet. You should defecate for a few minutes and urinate no more than a few times. Don't overestimate the bottom line of the capitalist," Song Moxin said.

Feifei was completely speechless: "What do you think of this matter internally?"

"It's nothing to do, hang up high."

"Well, it seems that Chen Yuan should be an idealist. He resigned because of this trivial matter. His position is quite high, right?"

"The annual salary is more than seven figures, I don't know whether it is A06 or A07", Song Moxin is also a pity.

"Hey, heaven, when will I earn enough for a million?" Feifei was completely speechless.

"Go back to sleep, I heard that Dream is about to launch a new sleep aid device, I have everything I want", Song Moxin smiled.

"Fuck you, it's a dreamless device," Feifei smiled.

Recently, Dream's advertisements are in full swing. As long as they are professionals, there is basically nothing they don't know.With the increasing pressure in work and life, modern people are plagued by insomnia, especially working professionals.

Of course, Dream's new product "Dreamless bracelet" has no hypnotic function. It can only reduce dreaming and improve sleep quality, without sudden falling asleep while using it.

For people who are not drowsy or insomnia, it will not produce any irritation, and the bracelet can only work when they are asleep.

According to the product description, long-term wearing of the bracelet is beneficial to improve the body’s immunity and achieve dreamlessness and deep sleep.

Even so, it is amazing enough, undoubtedly black technology!

According to statistics from the World Health Organization, 27% of people in the world currently suffer from sleep problems. Think about it, what a huge market this is, and how many companies are secretly exerting efforts, but they did not expect Dream to take the lead.

Of course, Dream has only announced its product plan, and the specific time to market has not yet been determined. However, with its impressive achievements such as the blind vision recovery product D1 and "Brain Portal System", many users are convinced of this.

In many people's minds, Dream is the number one high-tech company in China.

"Why did you suddenly change leadership?"

Song Moxin raised her eyebrows, "Similar to the reason for Chen Yuan's departure, the whole group promotes desecretaryization and encourages the use of smart terminals. Mr. Tang has always been anxious about Mr. Zhao's urgency. Thinking about Mr. Zhao's thoughts, this time is no exception. A response, but since Secretary Xin has been with him for so long, it is natural to make proper arrangements."

"Oh, that's how it is, the new leader takes office, do you dare to run around?"

"Hey, it's the handover of the old and the new to have a chance."