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Do our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated. (english.elpais.com)
submitted 1 year ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.

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[โ€“] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude my phone will ever now then turn on and say "I didn't understand you" meaning something or someone turned on the mic to listen.

[โ€“] ArghZombies@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That happens when it mis-hears a trigger word. You can enable and audible 'ping' noise to play when you activate Google Assistant. It's in the accessibility settings. Worth doing so you know when it's actually been triggered.