@return2ozma to TechnologyEnglish • 2 months agoIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square262arrow-up11.16Karrow-down141cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.12Karrow-down1external-linkIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.com@return2ozma to TechnologyEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square262cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@ripripripripriplinkEnglish1•2 months agoAnecdotally, it’s not even a solution. I’ve run into “coincidental” ads without having the FB app installed (visiting FB via browser).
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-22 months agoThen they’ve installed a root kit on your computer because that’s the only way they could have access to your microphone, the web browser blocks it otherwise.
Anecdotally, it’s not even a solution. I’ve run into “coincidental” ads without having the FB app installed (visiting FB via browser).
Then they’ve installed a root kit on your computer because that’s the only way they could have access to your microphone, the web browser blocks it otherwise.