boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDo our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated.english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkDo our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated.english.elpais.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 year agoIf you disable the microphone, you would also need to disable the vibrator, speaker, and accelerometer, all of which can be used as makeshift microphones.
If you disable the microphone, you would also need to disable the vibrator, speaker, and accelerometer, all of which can be used as makeshift microphones.
I’m all for this.