return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square252fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squareone_knight_scripting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAndroid only solution, I think. Admittedly I don’t know I iPhone very well.
minus-squareripripripriprip@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 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 Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·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.
Android only solution, I think. Admittedly I don’t know I iPhone very well.
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.