return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down139cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1external-linkIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mentionfuturism.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareCapricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·4 months agoWouldn’t want to be mean to Facebook users, but the vast majority of them probably has micophone access enabled for Messenger at least, if not Facebook.
minus-squareZink@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 months agoThis comment inspired me to go turn off microphone, camera, Bluetooth, and local network access for every app. I’ll reenable as necessary.
minus-squareTexas_Hangover@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·4 months agoJust leave it on for whatever runs your phone calls. I emabarrasingly discovered that the phone app NEEDS microphone access lol.
minus-squareZink@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoCan’t take calls? Don’t threaten ME with a good time!
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Wouldn’t want to be mean to Facebook users, but the vast majority of them probably has micophone access enabled for Messenger at least, if not Facebook.
This comment inspired me to go turn off microphone, camera, Bluetooth, and local network access for every app. I’ll reenable as necessary.
Just leave it on for whatever runs your phone calls. I emabarrasingly discovered that the phone app NEEDS microphone access lol.
Can’t take calls? Don’t threaten ME with a good time!
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