[TriLUG] Who's listening on your phone?

[John Vaughters via TriLUG]

Case 1 seems to happen to me and others, once I point it out to them. I have a general belief about technology. If it is possible, it is most likely happening. These days, I just assume my discussions are recorded. For me, I could care less most of the time, but on rare occasion I shut off all devices and still shove them in a pocket or a drawer to discuss things with people.

It's just the state of our reality these days. 




On Sunday, December 9, 2018, 12:47:04 PM EST, mver via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote: 





Case 1: go to a business about x, chit-chat about a breakfast cereal,
along with x. Your mobile phone is in your pocket.
Go home, a day or so later you get ads for breakfast cereal on the phone
browser.
Was Google listening? Or somebody else? Did you expect this?

Case 2: spam phone call alleged to be Microsoft threatening machine shut
down etc. if you do not talk to them.
Press 1 to talk, they ring off. Then you find that your phone recording
app has been turned on.
Was Google listening? Or somebody else? Did you expect this?

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