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Do our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated. (english.elpais.com)

submitted 1 year ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.

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[–] gronjo45@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

It's happened to me as well... When I started talking more about Free Software and security, the advertisements on my phone all showed me cybersecurity software or services to "ensure my privacy". It freaks me out too when Discord randomly opens and I get invited to some AR headset Discord server called "Kokomo"

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