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"Google has filed a patent for a software bot that would control your social media presence.\nThe software would first learn your voice by studying all of your social media accounts, then it would automatically suggest updates and replies it can make for future posts. The aim is for the bot to learn how you tweet and Facebook so it can gradually manage that for you \u2014 effectively outsourcing how you digitally socialize.\nSee also: How to Create a Secure Password\nOf course, you would first have to give Google permission to access your entire online presence, from social to email and everything in between. This limitless access has some cyber privacy experts concerned. Nick Pickles, the director of Big Brother Watch, an organization dedicated to protecting privacy, warned against the possible dangers. Pickles told the Daily Mail:\n\u201CThat sort of data is valuable to both governments and companies, so I\u2019m extremely concerned about any technology that purports to offer convenience while in reality exposing more of our private communications to prying eyes.\u201D\nSince the bot would essentially mimic your voice to seamlessly interact as you online, users would need to give it access to a wide array of accounts. They are, however, all opted-in, so it seems users would be given the option to select and specify what Google's new software could analyze.\nAccording to the patent:\nThere is no requirement for the user to set reminders or be proactive. The system automatically without user input analyzes information to which the user has access, and generates suggestions for personalized reactions to messages. The suggestion analyzer cooperates with the decision tree to learn the user's behavior and automatically adjust the suggested messages that are generated over time.\nIllustration of Google's social media bot from the patent.\nAlthough Google filed the patent in 2011, there isn't yet any evidence of a product emerging from it.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: Mashable composite. iStock,cpuga,\u00A0Google\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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