return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square272fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down141cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eetechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11.08Karrow-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 · 16 days agomessage-square272fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eetechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareripripripriprip@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·15 days 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 Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-215 days 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.