Stories of these companies listening through everybody’s mics are like modern day ghost stories. It definitely totally happens every single day but nobody ever manages to get a piece of hard evidence. Maybe the algorithms can sense wireshark like ghosts sense cameras
I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
Big Smoke is that you?
And Alexa, of course
That’s who the person is talking to in the room. They don’t even need to sneakily listen in
Mate I’m its even worse than we could possibly imagine by now.
~20 years ago, when smartphones were new and super expensive, I arranged to meet my friend using Facebook chat. I did not have a mobile phone at all, I used desktop PC to access it. While I was in his car we were talking about possible careers and I said i would probably enjoy being a teacher. When I got home and logged back in, every single banner ad was for teaching courses, teach English abroad, teachers wanted.
It definitely used his smartphones microphone to hear that there were 2 people in the car, and used the chat log to figure out it was me, and this was a long time ago.
Out of curiosity: And you never researched any teaching topic before?
Nope, I was just desperate for something to say other than “I have absolutely no ambition”
What is with the trope of using a glass to listen through a wall or door? Surely it doesn’t work, right? Do all of these people have glasses with no bottom?
It’s like when you see in TV/movies when someone gets tied up and “gagged” by just putting a sock in their mouth with no tape or anything. As if the person couldn’t literally just spit the piece of cloth out.
Takes me out of it completely, every time.
…it having a bottom is how it works.
the vibrations carry through the glass and into your ear that is pressed against the bottom. it works.
Maybe that sox is a warning that if he spits it. He is going to get beaten the shit out of himself.
Wish tech companies respected my privacy they’re awful people to interact with.
It might be the other way around too though… You might be thinking of buying something, because Facebook or google have convinced you that you need it
That said, I had to create an account in FB due to work and studies. I did some research and decided to run it only on a browser and use a seperate browser only for FB. Along with some strict privacy rules.
My account was flagged within 30 seconds of creation. They asked for a selfie ID that they got and they did a manual assessment but banned the account nonetheless for not following community guidelines
You can’t even read their community guidelines without accepting their cookie policy
…superPAC dedicated to funding policies that hold IT organizations liable for the consequences of their actions.
We are gathered here today to honor the memory of Remember_the_tooth, who unfortunately committed suicide by shooting themselves 3 times in the back of the head and falling out a locked window.
RIP 😔
I talk about Kendal Mint Cake whenever I think I might be around an open mic.
I and my wife constantly get adverts for it on Amazon and in other places.
None of us have ever bought any.
Hashtag confusion to the enemy, or something
So instead of screaming bullshit ads you get pics of a confectionary classic?
Kendal Mint Cake
I’ve never heard of these, being across the pond and all that. Now I’m tempted to sneak this into conversations and see if the algorithms fall for it…
What did I miss? Facebook has done this for well over a decade, but how does Google illegally listen in now?
Also been doing it for over a decade. Cookies and other data tracking software. The entire mainstream internet relies on google and aws. They are and have been tracking everything and attaching it to your ip and linking it to other devices and accounts like fb. All in the name of advertising and surveillance
How do you think google assistant works?
Eh Siri is no different really
In my experience, badly.
Oh, you’re right. The google-guy waltzes right in alongside yourself. Doesn’t bother waiting outside to listen. And to disallow him entry is rocket science mixed with slapstick idiocracy.
Lucky my do i know how to load a CustomRoms.
You re right. The depiction of google is a bit off.
It’s your phone, it’s your app store, it’s your browser, it’s your email, it’s your storage, it’s your search, it’s your maps, it’s your music, it’s your news, it’s your credit card, it’s your password manager
Google is so deeply integrated into most people’s lives that they can’t imagine going without it.
The fact this meme mentions Facebook should tell you approximately how old it is.
outta curiosity, where do you think Facebook learned it from?
Sometimes I dream about a nonprofit mega platform (like a web search with social media and a shopping platform included) that clearly communicates it‘s users that it will share all the knowledge with everybody that is interested in it for free in a privacy respecting way. Making this information basically worthless. Just to fuck with google and all the big players in the ad business.
A platform that is financed by donations and ads that have some sort of fair use pricing where small advertisers are even allowed to advertise for free (but the usage of ads is only allowed to compensate money that is missing to keep everything operational) A platform where small players can sell their stuff for free. A platform with social media, without any algorithms. Fuck it, let‘s even include a video platform and some sort of business platform just to make it complete.
As I said it must be a nonprofit. So it would basically have no intention to earn more than enough money to keep everything operational, making it the cheapest option for everybody and destroying all the mega corps out there that just can’t get squeezed enough revenue out of it’s users. This way we would be brought back to the golden ages of the internet 10-20 years ago.
