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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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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It displayed the ad before I could get home and research it. It had only been discussed out loud and in person.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 14 points 6 days ago

There’s always other signs.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Did you connect to the clinic's WiFi?

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago

Just being near their WiFi is enough.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I was on the wifi before the appointment.

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

This is why. Not because your phone is listening to you.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The wifi was not related to the medical issues, the symptoms, or the specific clinical term mentioned by the doctor.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

But it's reasonable to believe other people would have searched the same topic on that network

Edit: or even that they looked it up o their own network following connecting to the clinic's.