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I still don’t think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone (simonwillison.net)
submitted 6 days ago by Olap@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Not my title! I do think we are being listened to. And location tracked. And it's being passed on to advertisers. Is it apple though? Probably not is my take away from this article, but I don't trust plenty of others, and apple still does

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[–] Travelator@thelemmy.club 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

On Android, I have the mic, location, and camera blocked via the pulldown tiles menu. I turn them on when needed. The OS and some apps like to bitch about this sometimes but it seems to be working ok.

My iphone does not offer these blanket blocking options. It's a work phone, so I just leave it off unless I need it.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (13 children)

So one of the devices allegedly grabbing keywords from heard conversations, you'd trust with a software based toggle?

I'd only trust hardware toggle.

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[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

not really the same thing but it could happen to anyone: https://www.reuters.com/legal/apple-pay-95-million-settle-siri-privacy-lawsuit-2025-01-02/

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[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago

Timely. https://apnews.com/article/apple-siri-iphone-lawsuit-settlement-9b8ab3e079ae6962435f38eddb937b39

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't either hut the alternative is much worst in my opinion. It would mean the algorithms are so advanced they are predicting conversations instead of listening to them.

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