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Is Google always listening: Live Test

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A creator runs an informal live test of whether Google or Facebook listen through the microphone to target ads, using Chrome on Windows 10. The description admits the methodology is flawed, including that live streaming itself records the microphone.

Cited in threads about phones listening for ads as an anecdotal demonstration, though other commenters doubt it.

Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime

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@Nadya2018 · in “Ask HN: Is there any way an app can listen conversations secretly and show ads?”

See: [VIDEO] I tested this with my mother, telling her about this in person and talking about dog toys. My mother does not have a dog - but by the end of our 2 hour talk about how much she wanted to get her dog a dog toy she was getting advertisements for dog toys and dog food on Facebook. She has an iPhone.

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@Alir3z42018 · in “Ask HN: Is Google recording our conversations to serve us with relevant ads?”

Here's a live test that may help you to believe [VIDEO] and [LINK] In first video, a guy talks about dog toys and then he'll see ads related to what he talked about. Worth noting, he doesn't have dogs or searched about it. The ads are even specific to the toy colors he talked about.

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@sandspar2024 · in “Company Says It Uses Your Phones Mic to Serve Ads for Facebook, Google, etc.”

"Is Google Always Listening: Live Test" (6 years ago) [VIDEO] Is this video bullshit? It seems like bullshit.

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