lebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square154linkfedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down182cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1502arrow-down1external-linkHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comlebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square154linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareIleftreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down12·2 days agoInstagram at least listens thru your mic, for sure. At least on my wife’s phone, she gets targeted ads based on conversations we have in the car with no music playing
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoAbout things the other person has searched for and visited and when their networks touch it spreads. It’s easy to do without a mic
Instagram at least listens thru your mic, for sure. At least on my wife’s phone, she gets targeted ads based on conversations we have in the car with no music playing
About things the other person has searched for and visited and when their networks touch it spreads. It’s easy to do without a mic