You laughed at Alexa? Don't stand next to me, pal.Alexa...also lectured me and my friend... We just looked at each other and broke out laughing.
You laughed at Alexa? Don't stand next to me, pal.Alexa...also lectured me and my friend... We just looked at each other and broke out laughing.
Whatever you keyboard commandos want to call it.
I've known, without a shadow of doubt, that big tech has been listening to conversations through our phones/etc for almost 10 years. My wife and I noticed it years and years ago. It was only a thing or two here and there once every 2 weeks or so.
A few years ago, it seems like most of the low-IQ population started inquiring about it, big tech said "ya ya, ya, ya, Terms of Service, you agreed to it, ha"
Ok, I get it. Whatever. It's a known quantity now. I don't care what you turn on or off, whatever, it still happens.
I'm just sick of it.
I've noticed it has bled over into my YouTube suggestions hard the last 3-4 months. My boss has been talking incessantly about fixing a darn toilet at his house. All these gadgets at HD for this and that, blah, blah, blah. Now I'm getting toilet repair videos on YT. A few weeks ago, my wife had mention TWICE that she wanted to make her some macaroni salad. BAM! For a week, I'm seeing suggested videos on YT for, you guessed it, macaroni salad.
This goes on and on. A few years ago I walked by the frozen pizza cases at Publix one evening. I didn't even open the freezer doors. None. Never touched a frozen pizza. I don't usually buy them and don't usually venture down the frozen food aisles at all. We don't eat frozen food. I was carrying my phone on a belt holster and the camera was on the outside.
Bam! Get home, an hour later, scrolling social media and up pops some ads for frozen pizzas. Never seen them before.
I'm sure some great, highly educated, powerful 32 year old minds that have sat around a conference table "collabin'" at giant companies near and far across the US think this is some out of this world marketing genius-ness going on. Not really. It is more off-putting to me and makes me take notice and NOT purchase what's being pushed through this surveillance.
Maybe this become the next 'boycott' ....
Im in the Apple world now but sure Android must offer this.
Its easy as heck to deny access to any app your microphone, camera and location on an iPhone.
Good looking building.Big tech you say, try NSA. Of course anybody that said they are recording all phone conversations was labeled as a crazy, thin foil hat wearing idiot back then. It just goes round and round.
Now there is a new bill for all cars to have a breathalyzer, video and audio recording of the inside of your car. But people that bring up these issues as tyrannical overreach, will still be called conspiracy theorists and other names.
Here is one of NSA towers in New York City, they have them in all major cities.
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My college student employees claim that they have been discussing a topic, let's say new truck purchase, and within a short time they start receiving ads, etc. regarding new truck purchase.............just from talking about it near their phone, not visiting sites about it.There's no Alexa or other listening devices at our home, office, etc., other than our phones.
Yeah, that's exactly what this thread is about....My college student employees claim that they have been discussing a topic, let's say new truck purchase, and within a short time they start receiving ads, etc. regarding new truck purchase.............just from talking about it near their phone, not visiting sites about it.
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I thought it was going to be about something else lolI read the title, and thought, “is this going to be a relationship discussion?”…![]()
Mine stays face down 100% of the time. At home, in the office, in the truck.If you have an iphone, store it face down when you're not using it. This automatically turns the microphone off.
1) Why is this such a problem? Just keep scrolling. How do you think social media can be free for users?Bam! Get home, an hour later, scrolling social media and up pops some ads for frozen pizzas. Never seen them before.
1) Why is this such a problem? Just keep scrolling. How do you think social media can be free for users?
Mine stays face down 100% of the time. At home, in the office, in the truck.
Heard this phrase years agoLike the say..if you aren't being charged for the product, YOU are the product.