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Wow. I hope I get that survey question. I think they've already made up their mind about me, though.
Thu Apr 08 2021 15:28:36 EDT from Nurb432So on YouTube, i got a survey to take basically saying 'how racist are you' really? F- them.
I should have taken it and done screen captures to show the predetermined bias. But it pissed me off and i closed the section. So no way to bring it back.
Fri Apr 09 2021 11:10:10 EDT from ParanoidDelusionsWow. I hope I get that survey question. I think they've already made up their mind about me, though.
Thu Apr 08 2021 15:28:36 EDT from Nurb432So on YouTube, i got a survey to take basically saying 'how racist are you' really? F- them.
Latest version of Google Photos ( for android ) had lens built in. So decided to play with it some. It actually did pretty well, even correctly identifying locations based on bits of images of buildings.
Then i tried an AR-15. Nope. Tec-9, Nope. Seems they are censoring that stuff.
"That is a picture of a military assault rifle with full automatic and a 1,000,000 round clip! Local Red Flag Authorities have been alerted that you are a possible extremist. Expect a visit. Your Google Overlords."
Wed Apr 14 2021 08:16:46 EDT from Nurb432Latest version of Google Photos ( for android ) had lens built in. So decided to play with it some. It actually did pretty well, even correctly identifying locations based on bits of images of buildings.
Then i tried an AR-15. Nope. Tec-9, Nope. Seems they are censoring that stuff.
When it was a separate app, for me it was mostly miss. After i noticed it was part of photos, figured id give it a try again. Myself, i dont really need something like that, but it was there, a new toy.
Seems i'm not the only person that noticed it was censoring, others have commented out on Reddit.
Wed Apr 14 2021 13:55:40 EDT from zooerGoogle Lens is either hit or miss. I have had luck with some things, no luck with others.
2021-04-14 13:55 from zooer
Google Lens is either hit or miss. I have had luck with some
things, no luck with others.
I played a little with Google Lens. Usually I use an app called Envision AI made for the blind to do image recognition.
Maybe I should give Lens another try for fun. I recently got a Google Pixel 4A with 5G and mostly like it. Sometimes it could act a little more responsive, but it has all the features I want. And I disable all of the Google services I don't use. I know some Android alternatives exist but unless they have good TalkBack accessibility then I can't use them.
Wed Apr 14 2021 02:17:54 PM EDT from Nurb432When it was a separate app, for me it was mostly miss. After i noticed it was part of photos, figured id give it a try again. Myself, i dont really need something like that, but it was there, a new toy.
I use Lens for QR codes, when I need to find something or translate something.
The other day I saw a logo in the window of a building that has been empty for a while. I didn't recognize the logo, I used Lens to try to identify what was business was moving into the building. Lens was useless, no help whatsoever. I took a picture, uploaded the image to Google Image, it found the logo as the first link.
If people don't recognize your logo, it probably isn't a good logo.
Or you have a small customer base.
there are millions of logos, im sure we dont know them all :)
Fri Apr 23 2021 08:27:22 EDT from zooer
If people don't recognize your logo, it probably isn't a good logo.
Lens has been part of the camera app options for a while, if they moved it to automatic detection for QR codes that is different.
Perhaps i lagged behind due to vendor or something, but i didnt get that as an integrated piece until my phone updated to 11
Mon May 03 2021 06:14:09 AM EDT from zooerLens has been part of the camera app options for a while, if they moved it to automatic detection for QR codes that is different.
I think this is both the advantage and the liability of Android.
It could be that your phone - either the manufacturer or the carrier modified the phone for that network - adding their own camera. I mean, even when the Nexus phones were supposed to be "The Google experience," I remember there being differences between the phone on Verizon and "unlocked" that caused controversy. I can't remember the exact details now... But... this was from a time period when companies and corporations were far less blatant and arrogant in their "screw you, we decide and you just buy it and shut up," approach to the market. I imagine things have only gotten worse.
Mon May 03 2021 08:12:54 EDT from Nurb432Perhaps i lagged behind due to vendor or something, but i didnt get that as an integrated piece until my phone updated to 11
Mon May 03 2021 06:14:09 AM EDT from zooerLens has been part of the camera app options for a while, if they moved it to automatic detection for QR codes that is different.
In theory i should be tracking pixel with a slight delay as its android One.. But reality may be different.
Google is running a Chrome "origin trial" to test out an experimental new tracking feature called Federated Learning of Cohorts (aka "FLoC"). According to Google, the trial currently affects 0.5% of users in selected regions, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the United States. This page will try to detect whether you've been made a guinea pig in Google's ad-tech experiment.
Vivalidi, while based on chromium, is supposed to prevent that from working.
Good for them.
Personally i would have zero issue with what google is doing on tracking, IF it was optional and opt-in only. I think opt-out anything should be illegal.