So I had a verbal conversation with a coworker yesterday and now I’m getting fed very specific ads. No possible way it’s accidental. I have most of the microphone access to apps limited, I have Google assistant turned off and no VPA setup in my home. I use a Oneplus 9 pro, does anyone have recommendations on how to further root cause this or just par for the course for using any standard android OS? Have other folks had similar experience after locking down their stock phones?

  • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Can you summarize their findings? Did they find evidence that this is being done in the wild without opt in or disclosure?

    • Ilandar@aussie.zone
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      8 months ago

      Just because one single company

      It was more than one company. Please read the article or listen to the podcast. And no, I will not summarise them for you. Stop being lazy.

      • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I can’t read the damn articles because the site is paywalled…I much rather read an article than listen to a 45 minute podcast. That is why I asked you to summarize. Thanks for being unhelpful though!

        Also, the podcast stream itself has like 2 minute ads interrupting me every time i skip forwards or backwards. For a source so dedicated to anti-intrusive advertising, it sure as hell is riddled to fuck with intrusive advertisements. Thanks for the amazing source ;-).