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> Is this legal? YES- it is totally legal for phones and devices to listen to you. That's because consumers usually give consent when accepting terms and condit
by hondo77 3y ago
> Is this legal? YES- it is totally legal for phones and devices to listen to you. That's because consumers usually give consent when accepting terms and conditions of software updates or app downloads.
facepalm
- woleium 3y agoalso because a telephone needs to listen to you in order to work as a telephone?
- greenyoda 3y agoMaking a phone call doesn't require the phone to "listen" to you, i.e., to understand what you're saying. It's just encoding an analog signal from your microphone so it can be reproduced for the person you're calling. Our laws make a big distinction between this, and having a third party listen in on what's presumed to be a private conversation.
- tomxor 3y agoThey seem to be missing an "is this ethical?" Q&A.
- greenyoda 3y agoEven if you've consented to being recorded, that other person you're talking to hasn't consented. So if you're in a state with all-party consent laws, hasn't the listener violated the wiretapping law?