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They're probably not doing it through smartphones, since the leaked slide deck never actually directly mentions the devices they're using to listen in on people
by armada651 2y ago
They're probably not doing it through smartphones, since the leaked slide deck never actually directly mentions the devices they're using to listen in on people only stating they're "smart devices": https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25051283-cmg-pitch-deck-on-voice-data-advertising-active-listening https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25051283-cmg-pitch-d...
It is much more likely they're listening in using the microphones in smart TVs, which have much weaker privacy protections. This would also make sense since Cox Media Group is a broadcaster, thus they're much more likely to have broad access to data from smart TVs than from smartphones.
- trustno2 2y agoThis makes way more sense.
- tjpnz 2y agoSo AdGuard DNS to the rescue?
- mananaysiempre 2y agoFirewalled LAN segments with no internet access, rather.
- HenryBemis 2y agoI have been using NoRoot Firewall since my day1 with Android. It takes some times but I allow the least amount of rules per app, then block . per app, and block globally the ones I identify (trackers etc.) I also block 31... range globally and the FB and FBCDN addresses (namely)(but I don't use FB/IG/WA anyway)
- madeofpalk 2y agoor just don't connect devices with lax security or privacy to the internet.
- bsmartt 2y agoJust so we're all clear, the question about facebook and phones specifically is not new.. 2016: https://qz.com/697923/heres-how-to-stop-facebook-from-listening-to-you-on-your-phone https://qz.com/697923/heres-how-to-stop-facebook-from-listen... https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/facebook-using-people-s-phones-to-listen-in-on-what-they-re-saying-claims-professor-a7057526.html https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/facebook-using-people-s-p... 2018: https://money.com/how-to-turn-off-phone-microphone-facebook-spying/ https://money.com/how-to-turn-off-phone-microphone-facebook-... 2019: https://newatlas.com/computers/facebook-not-secretly-listening-conversations/ https://newatlas.com/computers/facebook-not-secretly-listeni...
- armada651 2y agoNone of those articles provide evidence and the last article mentions how difficult it would be to hide such activity on a smartphone due to power and data constraints. A smart TV has none of those issues.