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Perhaps they track who you talk to and show you ads that are relevant to those people, or their best guess based on two profiles.

I don’t think there’s a data center out there with a live audio stream of literally billions of always-on devices 24/7/365.

Perhaps there’s some local processing first, but devices have permissions for apps, and lights that indicate the mic/camera is in use.

I figure someone would have figured it out by now (reverse engineering, decompiling code), or someone from Google would have leaked it if it were true. Think of the number of people required to keep this secret.

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AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
And yet my android phone is able to detect what song is playing 24x7 without being a noticeable drain on the battery or using extra data. Doesn’t seem far fetched to be able to do keyword spotting under the same constraints.

Here’s one example of a company getting caught: m.economictimes.com/news/…/113071827.cms

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- TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  And yet my android phone is able to detect what song is playing 24x7
  
  What is this referring to? Spotify?
  
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  - sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    On my android it’s called “now playing” and it’s a feature of the os. It even recognizes live cover versions as the song they’re covering sometimes. Claims to do it all local-only without sending data, just always listening and seeing what it recognizes.
    
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    KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Granted, things are getting to the point that it may very well be possible. But these kinds of claims have been around for over a decade, and today my voice control devices still fail to understand me rather regularly.
    
    Not to mention, a song is usually extremely easy to pick out. In a loud bar with background music, your brain tends to pick up the beat and start grooving along with it, even if you don’t realize it most of the time. Compared to the person sitting across the table trying to yell things to you, and you having to resort to lip reading and guesswork.
    
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    TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It listens to music being played on other devices? I haven’t seen it on my phone.
    
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  - darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    What is this referring to?
    
    support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7535326
    
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    TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh like Shazam
    
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sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
No. With my therapist I talk randomly about so many things. It’s impossible to predict or calculate.

Also I talk to my therapist in person while the phones ninny pocket or table.

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