@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoDo our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated.english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down110
arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkDo our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated.english.elpais.com@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square53fedilink
Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.
minus-squareRefurbished RefurbisherlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoIf you disable the microphone, you would also need to disable the vibrator, speaker, and accelerometer, all of which can be used as makeshift microphones.
If you disable the microphone, you would also need to disable the vibrator, speaker, and accelerometer, all of which can be used as makeshift microphones.
I’m all for this.