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The conspiracy theories of phones listening is not true. TVs absolutely do that however, and it’s the first thing to disable in settings for a smart tv. I even
by sroussey 2y ago
The conspiracy theories of phones listening is not true.
TVs absolutely do that however, and it’s the first thing to disable in settings for a smart tv. I even block the TV from internet since I use an Apple TV for the streaming.
- LorenDB 2y agoI used to agree with you, but unfortunately the conspiracy is true (or at least was at one point): https://www.pcworld.com/article/2450052/do-smartphones-listen-to-everything-new-evidence-speaks-in-favour.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/2450052/do-smartphones-liste...
- acdha 2y agoThe source of that article is very clear that the device types are not known: https://www.404media.co/heres-the-pitch-deck-for-active-listening-ad-targeting/ https://www.404media.co/heres-the-pitch-deck-for-active-list... Given that this a slide deck for a cable company’s advertising arm, it would be entirely plausible that this data comes from the hardware they give customers which is completely customized for their needs. If they were using phone apps, for example, we’d see people asking why the Cox cable app is using their iPhone’s microphone.