One of Facebook's alleged marketing partners explained how it listens to users' smartphone microphones and advertises to them accordingly.
  • Echo DotEnglish
    2•7 months ago

    I knew they had to be doing this so I turned off all mic permissions. One day it pissed me off so much I started keeping my phone off completely unless I needed to use it

    It might be an easy to just stop using Facebook really.

    I’ve had enough time to work out which of my relatives are racist, so I don’t really need it anymore.

    • @JovialMicrobial@lemm.eeEnglish
      2•7 months ago

      I don’t have fb or the youtube app and haven’t for years… so I’m not sure what was doing it. I have ublock origin now, so if it’s still happening I wouldn’t know.

      Honestly the thought of them pouring that much money into r&d and launching that spyware just to have us plebs block the end result(ads) does feel kinda good at least.