return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1年前In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square263fedilinkarrow-up11.16Kcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netbrainworms@lemm.eetechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up11.16Kexternal-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 · 1年前message-square263fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netbrainworms@lemm.eetechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@hexbear.net
minus-squareBlueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1年前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.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1年前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.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1年前They 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.