Comment on I still don’t think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I’ll tell you my story, believe it or not.

I had a Samsung phone. got sick and tired of getting not just targeted advertising about shit I had spoken about, buy also targeted emails as well. really freaky shit.

I switched phones. got a fairphone with e/os.

it’s been about 2 years now. my old Samsung is a phone I use strictly for work. it only exists inside my office and is never taken outside of the room.

ALL my ads and emails are about work related topics now.

I could talk about stuffing cheetos up my rectum outside my office and never see an ad for chester cheetah. as soon as I say anything about it in the office, boom!

Sure, Google, or Amazon, or Facebook may not be listening to you…but that doesn’t mean Samsung someone isn’t listening and selling them that information.

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