slimarev92@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You MentionEnglish
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17 days agoI think they’re lying. Apps can’t access the microphone, on an OS level, without explicit permission from the user. Unpess Facebook found and used insane exploits in both Android and iOS, I’m calling bullshit. They’re just bragging about something they can’t possibly do.
Even if they have that permission, they can’t just turn on the microphone when you’re not in the app. Also the battery drain and data usage will be impossible to miss.