return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square272fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down141
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1external-linkIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square272fedilink
minus-squareBlueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoIt’s a reasonable explanation, and what I typically assume to be true. Still, I’m curious about the actual mechanics, and if it potentially could be being done by Google without the larger tech industry being aware of it.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 days agoI believe technically-inclined people could monitor the traffic that exits the phone, or at least passes through the router. Audio recordings would be larger than the kinds of stuff that’s just sent passively.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·15 days agoThey can and do. Nobody has shown evidence of this happening.
It’s a reasonable explanation, and what I typically assume to be true. Still, I’m curious about the actual mechanics, and if it potentially could be being done by Google without the larger tech industry being aware of it.
I believe technically-inclined people could monitor the traffic that exits the phone, or at least passes through the router.
Audio recordings would be larger than the kinds of stuff that’s just sent passively.
They can and do. Nobody has shown evidence of this happening.