▲ 78 ▼ Is your phone really listening to you? Here's what we know (www.newsweek.com) submitted 2 years ago by iamroot@discuss.tchncs.de to c/android@lemdro.id 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) tl;dr: no. The article shits all over the question. Newsweek is still trash. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iamroot@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Still it looks like CMG pitched a plan to serve ads by listening to user conversations. Of course CMG and their clients are gonna deny it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It was not just a "leak" this was literally on their website a year ago: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/no-a-marketing-firm-isnt-tapping-your-device-to-hear-private-conversations/ Marketing people bullshitting to get investor money. Anyone can imagine non existent technology and lie on the internet, you don't have to believe everything permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iamroot@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Still it looks like CMG pitched a plan to serve ads by listening to user conversations. Of course CMG and their clients are gonna deny it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It was not just a "leak" this was literally on their website a year ago: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/no-a-marketing-firm-isnt-tapping-your-device-to-hear-private-conversations/ Marketing people bullshitting to get investor money. Anyone can imagine non existent technology and lie on the internet, you don't have to believe everything permalink fedilink source parent
[–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It was not just a "leak" this was literally on their website a year ago: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/no-a-marketing-firm-isnt-tapping-your-device-to-hear-private-conversations/ Marketing people bullshitting to get investor money. Anyone can imagine non existent technology and lie on the internet, you don't have to believe everything permalink fedilink source parent