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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Dec-2023 08:50:18 JST Ars Technica

   No, a marketing firm isn’t tapping your device to hear private conversations

   "Real-time" listening claims were exaggerated, but the creepy factor remains.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/no-a-marketing-firm-isnt-tapping-your-device-to-hear-private-conversations/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Ged Maheux (gedeonm@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Dec-2023 08:58:15 JST Ged Maheux

     in reply to

     • Carolyn

     @arstechnica @CStamp Sorry, don’t believe it for a second. I’ve had more than a few instances where I only SPOKE about a topic (not searched or researched) in my own home and lo and behold soon after see ads for that topic. No one can convince me devices or apps are not actively listening.

   • Keith Ivey (kcivey@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Dec-2023 10:57:13 JST Keith Ivey

     in reply to

     @arstechnica So CMG was blatantly scamming its customers by claiming to do things it wasn't able to, and damaging the reputations of companies that have voice assistants or other apps that have access to the microphone, which it claimed were helping it invade people's privacy? It's certainly believable that a marketing firm would do that, though the original story isn't exactly impossible.

   • The Green Knight (greenknight23@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Dec-2023 12:15:55 JST The Green Knight

     in reply to

     @arstechnica bullshit. Stop the gaslighting.

     You know how many conversations I had with my wife about Adirondack chairs while driving in my car in 2019?

     One. I said the word once, because there was a free one on the side of the street. "Hey look, an Adirondack chair. Should we stop to grab it?"

     Both Amazon AND Google targeted me for Adirondack chairs for a month.

     Don't let these scummy corporate overlords lie to you.

     And shame on you ars.

   • gentle colossus (xlrobot@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 00:36:51 JST gentle colossus

     in reply to

     this quote from the "marketing" (psyops) firm is absolutely chilling

     > This is a world where no pre-purchase murmurs go unanalyzed, and the whispers of consumers become a tool for you to target, retarget, and conquer your local market.