Yes there is. I track all data on my home network and on my phone. I can see exactly how many times every app on my own phone tries to access my microphone and camera, and how much data is being sent from my friends devices when supposedly not in use, and even supposedly turned off.
Anecdotally , on the rare occasion I use a computer without my general ad defenses, the only ads I see relate to the most recent conversations I’ve had with one particular friend in person.
So you are saying that apps on your phone can access your microphone without your permission? Wouldn’t you want to report that to Google or Apple or whoever made your phone’s OS?
Also, how did your individual phone become relevant for the assumption that this is a widespread phenomenon?
Finally, it’s great that you log your app activity, but you are aware that the scientist in the study I cited examined 17620 apps and found not a single instance of the app turning on audio and sending the data?
I’m saying they try to. My specific version of e/os traps apps in a box and lies to their data requests if they pretend they need a permission I won’t give them.
Even without a specific app having mic access, it has RAM access, so if any other app does have mic access, the data can be skimmed as it’s passing through.
Facebook has been, and is currently being fined for ignoring privacy laws, and is known to have profiles on people who don’t use their services. How do they build those profiles if you never gave them permission?
It’s actually not. There is no evidence that smartphones listening to users is a widespread phenomenon.
Yes there is. I track all data on my home network and on my phone. I can see exactly how many times every app on my own phone tries to access my microphone and camera, and how much data is being sent from my friends devices when supposedly not in use, and even supposedly turned off.
Anecdotally , on the rare occasion I use a computer without my general ad defenses, the only ads I see relate to the most recent conversations I’ve had with one particular friend in person.
So you are saying that apps on your phone can access your microphone without your permission? Wouldn’t you want to report that to Google or Apple or whoever made your phone’s OS?
Also, how did your individual phone become relevant for the assumption that this is a widespread phenomenon?
Finally, it’s great that you log your app activity, but you are aware that the scientist in the study I cited examined 17620 apps and found not a single instance of the app turning on audio and sending the data?
I’m saying they try to. My specific version of e/os traps apps in a box and lies to their data requests if they pretend they need a permission I won’t give them.
Even without a specific app having mic access, it has RAM access, so if any other app does have mic access, the data can be skimmed as it’s passing through.
Facebook has been, and is currently being fined for ignoring privacy laws, and is known to have profiles on people who don’t use their services. How do they build those profiles if you never gave them permission?