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In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention(futurism.com)

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EmperorHenry@infosec.pub
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a lot of people called me crazy for saying that.

google does it too.

apple definitely does it too.

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yboutros@infosec.pub
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I’m not crazy about ads, it can be nice when they’re effective for the right reasons. That said, a break in happened at my estate once and the only evidence I needed or could secure was because I left my phone at home that day

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plz1@lemmy.world
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Wasn’t this a thing like 1-2 years ago, that was completely unverified, from a different Facebook advertiser?

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Reddfugee42@lemmy.world
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This is why app permissions are a thing.

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dev_null@lemmy.ml
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Do we have any info about this being used by any app, or any details about the tech at all? We have an archived version of a deleted ad from a suspicious company. Do we know it even exists and wasn’t a prospective ad to judge interest that went nowhere?

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Malidak@lemmy.world
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Can someone develop a tool that automatically screens TOS and small print for apps and warns you of agreeing to shit like this?

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henfredemars@infosec.pub
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This would be amazing! Unfortunately, it requires us to trust that the TOS is truthful and specific.

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