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|Founded=2019 | |Founded=2019 | ||
|Industry= | |Industry=AI | ||
|ParentCompany=InMobi | |ParentCompany=InMobi | ||
|Type=Private | |Type=Private | ||
|Website=https://glance.com/ | |Website=https://glance.com/ | ||
|Description=Glance (AI) is an artifical intelligence-based software company. The company was founded in Bangalore in 2019. Glance is owned by InMobi. | |Description=Glance (AI) is an artifical intelligence-based software company. The company was founded in Bangalore in 2019. Glance is owned by InMobi. | ||
|Logo=Glance logo.png}}'''Glance''' is an Indian | |Logo=Glance logo.png}} | ||
'''Glance''' is an Indian [[AI]]-based{{clarify|?}} software company. The company was co-founded in 2019 by Naveen Tewari (CEO), Abhay Singhal, Mohit Saxena, and Piyush Shah with their headquarters being in Bangalore. Glance is owned by InMobi, a multinational technology company. | |||
Glance's Core Product{{clarify|capitalization}}: the ''Glance Smart Lock Screen'' (also called ''Glance'') which comes pre-installed on many Android smartphones (eg. [[Samsung]], [[Xiaomi]], Oppo, Vivo) uses AI to deliver personalized news, sports scores, videos, and games directly to your lock screen so you can consume content without unlocking your phone or using any apps. | |||
*'''User | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
*'''User freedom:''' | |||
**Opt-Out Rootkit: Glance is pre-installed at the system level. Consumers lose their freedom to choose to use the app because the software is enabled by default. While you technically can disable it, it often requires digging through multiple layers of settings which is very time consuming. | **Opt-Out Rootkit: Glance is pre-installed at the system level. Consumers lose their freedom to choose to use the app because the software is enabled by default. While you technically can disable it, it often requires digging through multiple layers of settings which is very time consuming. | ||
**The Portable Billboard: Glance effectively turns any phone into a portable billboard they cannot easily uninstall. Every time you use a phone, the first thing you see is your lock screen. Now imagine Ads playing instead. | **The Portable Billboard: Glance effectively turns any phone into a portable billboard they cannot easily uninstall. Every time you use a phone, the first thing you see is your lock screen. Now imagine Ads playing instead. | ||
*'''User Privacy''' | *'''User Privacy:''' | ||
**Micro-Interaction Tracking: Glance doesn't just see what you click; it tracks "micro-interactions": For example, how long you look at an image or news story. This data is used to build a behavioral profile of your interests. | **Micro-Interaction Tracking: Glance doesn't just see what you click; it tracks "micro-interactions": For example, how long you look at an image or news story. This data is used to build a behavioral profile of your interests. | ||
**Biometric Data (Glance AI): With the 2025 rollout of Glance AI, users are encouraged to upload selfies for virtual "try-ons." This introduces a new layer of sensitive data collection.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2025-07-16 |title=Your Digital Pro: 2026’s Top Virtual Stylist Tools |url=https://glance.com/us/blogs/glanceai/fashion/virtual-stylist-tools-ai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301181610/https://glance.com/us/blogs/glanceai/fashion/virtual-stylist-tools-ai |archive-date=2026-03-01 |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Glance}}</ref> | **Biometric Data (Glance AI): With the 2025 rollout of Glance AI, users are encouraged to upload selfies for virtual "try-ons." This introduces a new layer of sensitive data collection.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2025-07-16 |title=Your Digital Pro: 2026’s Top Virtual Stylist Tools |url=https://glance.com/us/blogs/glanceai/fashion/virtual-stylist-tools-ai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301181610/https://glance.com/us/blogs/glanceai/fashion/virtual-stylist-tools-ai |archive-date=2026-03-01 |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Glance}}</ref> | ||
**Hashed Identifiers''':''' Glance uses hashed device IDs and advertising tokens to track you across different services. | **Hashed Identifiers''':''' Glance uses hashed device IDs and advertising tokens to track you across different services. | ||
*'''Business | *'''Business model:''' | ||
**One-Click Installs (OCI): A major revenue driver is their "app-less" experience. If you see an ad for a game on your lock screen, you can "one-click" install it in the background without even unlocking your phone or visiting the Play Store. | **One-Click Installs (OCI): A major revenue driver is their "app-less" experience. If you see an ad for a game on your lock screen, you can "one-click" install it in the background without even unlocking your phone or visiting the Play Store. | ||
**Attention-as-a-Product: Their goal is to monetize "idle moments": the few seconds you look at your phone while waiting for coffee. By capturing those 5-second windows thousands of times a day, they generate billions in value from "spare" attention. | **Attention-as-a-Product: Their goal is to monetize "idle moments": the few seconds you look at your phone while waiting for coffee. By capturing those 5-second windows thousands of times a day, they generate billions in value from "spare" attention. | ||
*'''Market | *'''Market control:''' | ||
**Manufacturing Partners: Glance exerts market control by partnering directly with manufacturers (Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo). In exchange for a share of the ad revenue, these manufacturers pre-install Glance, giving the company a "gatekeeper" position that third-party apps (like Instagram or TikTok) can't reach without the user manually opening them. | **Manufacturing Partners: Glance exerts market control by partnering directly with manufacturers (Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo). In exchange for a share of the ad revenue, these manufacturers pre-install Glance, giving the company a "gatekeeper" position that third-party apps (like Instagram or TikTok) can't reach without the user manually opening them. | ||
**Bypassing the App Store: By operating on the lock screen, Glance creates a "parallel internet." They can promote apps and products directly to you, bypassing the traditional curation (and rules) of the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. | **Bypassing the App Store: By operating on the lock screen, Glance creates a "parallel internet." They can promote apps and products directly to you, bypassing the traditional curation (and rules) of the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
=== | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Program cannot be uninstalled (''2022—'')=== | |||
A quick search can find numerous [[Reddit]] threads<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1b7u4an/remove_glance_permanently/|title=Remove Glance Permanently |author=u/therandomopera|date=2024-03-06|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222222018/https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1b7u4an/remove_glance_permanently/|archive-date=22 Feb 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/tkamww/this_glance_feature_is_driving_me_nuts_plese_tell/|title=This glance feature is driving me nuts. Plese tell me how do i disable it . sometimes i unlock my realme 7 and this comes up. i even checked the box which said do not remind again and now it still comes up without that box.|author=u/Abhinav_Pandey|date=2022-03-22|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220322195842/https://old.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/tkamww/this_glance_feature_is_driving_me_nuts_plese_tell/|archive-date=22 Mar 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> and reviews<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/glance-reportedly-us-bound-later-2024 |title=Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not|first=Nickolas|last=Diaz|date=2024-04-24|work=Android Central|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525181447/https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/glance-reportedly-us-bound-later-2024|archive-date=2025-05-25|url-status=live}}</ref> calling Glance software [[bloatware]], as well as articles written by Glance that attempt to deceive users looking for ways to uninstall Glance software. Once a user disables it from having access to all the lock screen settings (because Glance cannot be uninstalled if it came loaded onto a device) it will use the user’s data to download the latest updates, undo all of the settings that have been changed by the user, and then on wake, send notifications and alerts to activate Glance. This currently happens on Samsung, Motorola, Oppo, and other mobile phones. | A quick search can find numerous [[Reddit]] threads<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1b7u4an/remove_glance_permanently/|title=Remove Glance Permanently |author=u/therandomopera|date=2024-03-06|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222222018/https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1b7u4an/remove_glance_permanently/|archive-date=22 Feb 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/tkamww/this_glance_feature_is_driving_me_nuts_plese_tell/|title=This glance feature is driving me nuts. Plese tell me how do i disable it . sometimes i unlock my realme 7 and this comes up. i even checked the box which said do not remind again and now it still comes up without that box.|author=u/Abhinav_Pandey|date=2022-03-22|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220322195842/https://old.reddit.com/r/Realme/comments/tkamww/this_glance_feature_is_driving_me_nuts_plese_tell/|archive-date=22 Mar 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> and reviews<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/glance-reportedly-us-bound-later-2024 |title=Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not|first=Nickolas|last=Diaz|date=2024-04-24|work=Android Central|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525181447/https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/glance-reportedly-us-bound-later-2024|archive-date=2025-05-25|url-status=live}}</ref> calling Glance software [[bloatware]], as well as articles written by Glance that attempt to deceive users looking for ways to uninstall Glance software. Once a user disables it from having access to all the lock screen settings (because Glance cannot be uninstalled if it came loaded onto a device) it will use the user’s data to download the latest updates, undo all of the settings that have been changed by the user, and then on wake, send notifications and alerts to activate Glance. This currently happens on Samsung, Motorola, Oppo, and other mobile phones. | ||
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[[Samsung]] and Glance teamed up to deliver a new "AI shopping" experience that uses a selfie to create custom fashion ads.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Whitwam |first=Ryan |date=2025-06-04 |title=Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Ars Technica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723085709/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads/|archive-date=2025-07-23|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Samsung]] and Glance teamed up to deliver a new "AI shopping" experience that uses a selfie to create custom fashion ads.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Whitwam |first=Ryan |date=2025-06-04 |title=Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Ars Technica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723085709/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads/|archive-date=2025-07-23|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
===Parent | ===Parent company charged $950k for privacy concerns=== | ||
In 2016 InMobi, the Parent Company of Glance, was fined $950k in "civil penalties" for "deceptively [tracking] the locations of hundreds of millions of consumers – including children – without their knowledge or consent to serve them geo-targeted advertising"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-22 |title=Mobile Advertising Network InMobi Settles FTC Charges It Tracked Hundreds of Millions of Consumers’ Locations Without Permission {{!}} Federal Trade Commission |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2016/06/mobile-advertising-network-inmobi-settles-ftc-charges-it-tracked-hundreds-millions-consumers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423181441/http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2016/06/mobile-advertising-network-inmobi-settles-ftc-charges-it-tracked-hundreds-millions-consumers |archive-date=2022-04-23 |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref> | In 2016 InMobi, the Parent Company of Glance, was fined $950k in "civil penalties" for "deceptively [tracking] the locations of hundreds of millions of consumers – including children – without their knowledge or consent to serve them geo-targeted advertising"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-22 |title=Mobile Advertising Network InMobi Settles FTC Charges It Tracked Hundreds of Millions of Consumers’ Locations Without Permission {{!}} Federal Trade Commission |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2016/06/mobile-advertising-network-inmobi-settles-ftc-charges-it-tracked-hundreds-millions-consumers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423181441/http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2016/06/mobile-advertising-network-inmobi-settles-ftc-charges-it-tracked-hundreds-millions-consumers |archive-date=2022-04-23 |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref> | ||
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