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In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention (futurism.com)
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[-] I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 44 points 2 months ago

Would this trigger the 'mic in use' indicator on Android and iPhone platforms?

[-] dev_null@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

If it existed, yes. They probably didn't realize before making this failed "pitch", which is why they never developed this.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Don't think so. Wait until you find out what your smart TV is doing.

[-] Baggie@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago

Nah it got banned from the network when it started inserting ads into my YouTube feed that I already pay for.

[-] OppositeOfOxymoron@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago

Heh. My TV has never been online, not even once. I'd rather suffer the occasional firmware bug than have it act as a sensor.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 35 points 2 months ago

Can't wait for all the seven day old accounts to pop up and explain how this is actually just the magic algorithm and confirmation bias at work.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Someone that still uses Facebook should post this there

[-] Malidak@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Can someone develop a tool that automatically screens TOS and small print for apps and warns you of agreeing to shit like this?

[-] dev_null@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Do we have any info about this being used by any app, or any details about the tech at all? We have an archived version of a deleted ad from a suspicious company. Do we know it even exists and wasn't a prospective ad to judge interest that went nowhere?

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah, that's how you creep me the fuck out and I don't buy your shit.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Good luck.

[-] EmperorHenry@infosec.pub 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

a lot of people called me crazy for saying that.

google does it too.

apple definitely does it too.

[-] yboutros@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

I'm not crazy about ads, it can be nice when they're effective for the right reasons. That said, a break in happened at my estate once and the only evidence I needed or could secure was because I left my phone at home that day

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Wasn't this a thing like 1-2 years ago, that was completely unverified, from a different Facebook advertiser?

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