return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square255fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down141cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eetechnology@beehaw.orgpulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up11.1Karrow-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 · 28 days agomessage-square255fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eetechnology@beehaw.orgpulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-squareripripripriprip@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·27 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-227 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.