We’ve all come to rely on spell-checkers that correct misspellings as we type. Now, Google has filed a patent for a tool that seems like an evil-checker: a software system that could prevent people from writing out, in electronic correspondence and documents, phrases that run afoul of policies or laws.Google’s proposed “Policy Violation Checker” would allow software to peek over peoples’ shoulders while they type to alert individuals — and potentially their employers — when their written text contained “problematic phrases” that “present policy violations, have legal implications, or are otherwise troublesome to a company, business, or individual,” according to the patent filing.
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Google Aims To Patent Policy Violation Checker, Potentially Revolutionizing Email Snooping
We’ve all come to rely on spell-checkers that correct misspellings as we type. Now, Google has filed a patent for a tool that seems like an evil-checker: a software system that could prevent people from writing out, in electronic correspondence and documents, phrases that run afoul of policies or laws.