Quote from: bones261 on December 23, 2017, 11:47:04 PM

Quote from: Torque on December 23, 2017, 11:41:27 PM

Quote from: bones261 on December 23, 2017, 11:32:20 PM

After all, I find it really strange that all I need to do is have a conversation in the same room as my Iphone and all of a sudden, the google adds match what I was discussing. Apple denies this, but it seems to have happened to me way too often to be a coincidence.

Are you serious? Holy crap. I know those in-home smart devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home are for sure doing it. Which is why I will never own such a device. Just never heard of an instance where phone is capturing voice like that off-calls. Wouldn't surprise me though. A scary invasion of privacy and personal security.

Yes, I have had a conversation with my partner about a local restaurant we enjoy. No google search on any device. No recent posts on social media about the restaurant. Suddenly, up pops the ad on Facebook for this restaurant. (Not a national franchise.) May be a feature of the Facebook app though. But if a Facebook app can do it, not sure what would prevent any other app from doing it as well. Or even the firmware of your Iphone.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5200661/Is-phone-listening-word-say.html

You're Iphone is always listening, that's how Siri hears the keyword. Apps don't need to be running to listen due to background services and its constantly connected to the web.

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