#PrivacyConcerns #PhoneListening #RandomThoughts
Do you ever stop and think about the fact that our phones are constantly listening to us? 🤔 It’s a pretty wild concept that has become so normalized in our everyday lives. But have we really stopped to question the implications of this constant surveillance? Let’s dive into some random thoughts I bet you’ve had about this very issue.
##Can My Phone Really Hear Me?
1. Has my phone ever shown me ads for something I only talked about, but never searched for?
Yes, it’s not just in your head! Your phone is indeed listening to your conversations. 📱 It’s pretty creepy when you mention a specific product or topic, and suddenly ads related to that start popping up on your social media feed. This leads to the inevitable question – is our phone really listening to us all the time?
##Privacy Invasion or Convenient Technology?
2. Is it a breach of privacy, or just a feature of smart technology?
On one hand, having a smart device that can anticipate your needs based on your conversations can be pretty convenient. But on the other hand, it raises significant concerns about privacy and the extent to which our personal conversations are being monitored and collected. It’s a fine line between helpful innovation and intrusive surveillance.
##The Conspiracy Theory
3. Are we being watched by big brother, or is it just algorithms at work?
The idea of being constantly monitored by tech giants can definitely trigger some conspiracy theories in our minds. Are our phones really just listening for trigger words to target us with ads, or is there something more sinister at play? It’s a thought that can keep you up at night, wondering about the true intentions behind this seemingly innocuous feature.
##Conclusion
In the age of digital technology, the line between convenience and invasion of privacy has become increasingly blurred. Our phones being able to listen to us is just one example of this phenomenon. While it may be unsettling to think about, it’s essential to stay informed and aware of the implications of this type of surveillance. So the next time you catch yourself questioning whether your phone is listening to you, remember – you’re not alone in your random thoughts about this fascinating yet concerning phenomenon. 🤯🔊📲
Keep asking questions and stay curious about the impact of technology on our lives. #StayInformed #ConspiracyTheories #PrivacyMatters
Our phones are too useful to do without. Cures boredom, holds the answers to almost any question, our communication with friends and loved ones. It’s hard to just set that aside when we don’t see any harm
There’s nothing that I say that anyone outside of my circle would remotely care about
I mean sophisticated programs monitor your aggregated metadata and then use that info for targeted advertising to you and people you spend time with. They don’t listen to your audio generally.
And TVs. And door bells. Even light bulbs.
We need real politicians not the ones we have now. Boomer generation leaders are all fat stupid and bribed. They need to retire or our phones will soon have the god given right to listen to us.
I run a MOTOROLA RAZR. No issues but it is hampering my Words With Friends
But they don’t usually
I never cared in the first place.
Of course they do, otherwise how would the person on the other end of the call hear us?
You’re not using soundproofing?
We get outraged that our data is being used and sold without our consent while forgetting that we gave our data away freely to begin with
A reminder to slap your dick on your phones mic every day
Sure they do…
Meanwhile, ads are supposedly so sophisticated that they know you’re pregnant before you do, but are so dumb that they’ll bombard you with product ads for an obvious one-time purchase that you just bought hours ago.
That’s how phones work? They need a microphone to pick up our voice for the phone calls?
If they listen to everyone, then I am not worth listening to
Just like we accepted that cars occasionally kill people
It’s not about listening to you. It’s about tracking your location. Unfortunately phones have to track your location in order to function as phones, so there isn’t a lot we can do about that.
Your phone records have been getting kept since the 1970’s. Just a record of this number called this number. The contents of the conversation is mostly irrelevant. And anyway there’s a record of every non encrypted DM you’ve ever sent on any app.
We wouldn’t be depressed if we’ve accepted it.
How do you unite roughly 4 billion people to just drop technology?
I could put my phone down, but every phone around me is still soaking up environmental data.
Short of destroying everything, we can’t go back. So, I don’t think we accept it. We just don’t have a solution that spares our neighbor.
Yeah. Realistically what are 90% of us saying that we give a shit if Apple or Google know? Oh no, they’re gonna tell Kevin I hate him!
I haven’t accepted it because it still hasn’t been sufficiently proven
They don’t. They listen for “Hey Google” or “Hey Siri”, but there is no evidence whatsoever that shows that they store any other conversations. The reason why you see ads right after you talk about something could be because of two reasons: You have either searched for something related to it, or confirmation bias. Think about the billion irrelevant ads you see, if one of them just so happens to be related to something you talked about earlier it is probably a coincidence. But you notice that more than you notice the irrelevant ads, which leads to the impression that the ads are somehow related to your conversations.
No,lol 😆they don’t need to
At least someone listens to me!
That’s not how it works.
Make sure to say weird shit when you fap so your FBI agent has funny things to talk about at dinner
I use a degoogled e/OS Fairphone. Nobody’s listening to me!
Find out how to open your phone and physically disengage the built in microphone if possible, then only use a blutooth headset. That way they can´t turn the microphone on and listen without you knowing.
I only use mine at home, i never bring it with me when i go somewhere, store it in an sound isolated case when i´m not using it.
At least 1 thing that listens
They dont need to listen. Other data about you tells it enough about you to predict your spending habits
They don’t and only dumb people think that.
Smartphones don’t listen to you. Instead, sophisticated program injected it to create anonymous metadata from your apps and browser you’re using and “sell” them to advertisers and serves you personalized ads (e.g. Android’s Ad Privacy, when turned on)
You can turn all the sensors off in android developer mode tho.
Don’t know how much this is useful but I like it.
And knows what we look like, and knows where we are at all times.
Phones is an extension to our identity now. As a society we have really adopted it as a need instead of a want. It’s like a Swiss Army knife in some way, multi function and equipped with up to date information on the go. Unfortunately we can’t really survive without it. I’ve seen job applications more often now saying cell phones instead of home phones.
You think I care? My phone can listen to me talk to friends, it can hear me have sex, I don’t even care if it watches me masturbate when I watch porn. Anyone who intrudes on that is the villain, and I have nothing to be ashamed of.
well what the fuck am I supposed to do?
There’s a great episode of the Reply All podcast where they explain what’s actually going on. Can’t recall the title, but something along the lines of “are our phones really spying on us?”. They even talk to listeners live who are convicted their phones are listening to them and explain it to them.
our phones do not listen to us, at least in the way you conspiracy theorists believe they do. you’ve heard the audio quality when someone accidentally rests their pinky on the microphone; if you can’t make anything out when someone has their pinky lightly on the microphone, why would their alleged trojan software hear any better?
I don’t like it, if I could go back to a phone that’s just a phone I would in a heartbeat, but everything dual authenticates through apps on the phone now
Oh no, the government is listening to me beat dark souls every day! Whatever shall I do!
Phones can’t access your mic unless explicit consent is given.
Even if they could do that, it wouldn’t be worth for any party to store and analyse everything that your mic would pick up in terms of costs and the infrastructure needed for it, but only IT people understand this, so the rest of the world just keeps leaning into the conspiracy hole
Might be because our phones do not listen to us
Because being listened to by an inanimate object is not embarrassing.
At least something does. 🙁
Yep. We qwigh the pros and cons and decide that the benefits far outweigh the bads.