return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square253fedilink
minus-squareripripripriprip@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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-24 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.
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.