I think TapTapSee is using some derivative of crowd sourcing to determine
objects and other photo content. When experimenting with this app I noticed
there weren't actual specifics given, just an overall description of the
object. Furthermore, the information sent back to me was not consistent. In
Tom's case below, I'm assuming a sighted person on the other end was able to
read the billboard and convey the sign's content. Whatever you do, I say you
make sure you do not send pictures of personal information such as mail and
such which can be used to identify you. By the way, on initial installation
I disabled location tracking and the app works just fine.
LS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thom" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 5:00 AM
Subject: RE: Tap Tap See Privacy Statement
Hi Grant, Cara, and others,
Do you suppose that it uses the location tracking to help identify where
you
are?
The other day, I was sitting in a car, in a parking lot of a store. I took
a
picture out the window, and tap tap see came back with "Big Lots Parking
lot".
Big lot's is the name of the store. I was thinking that it may have seen
the
big lots sign or logo. But after reading this, maybe it uses the location
tracking information, seeing that I was at Big Lots.
So, would we lose some of it's functionality by turning off location
tracking?
Side note... Cara, you've been too quiet, I miss seeing your posts and
smiles.
Thom
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Grant Hardy
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 1:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Tap Tap See Privacy Statement
I was just reading this today and was similarly surprised. One thing I
would
do right away is switch off location services for the app; I don't believe
there's any advantage to you to leave them on. Actually, this is the case
for a number of apps, including VizWiz. There's no tangible benefit to you
to have location services on and in fact it probably has a small impact on
battery life.
Grant
On 1/24/13, Cara Quinn <[email protected]> wrote:
HI all, just downloaded Tap tap see and thought I'd share the privacy
statement with the list. I've pasted the link and statement below. It
does seem that this app is sending info out to be recognized. Just an
FYI for those concerned.
YOu can find the statement here:
http://www.privacychoice.org/policy/mobile?policy=bcc6df12269895d5e261
9c8cb30454a8
Smiles,
Cara :)
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