Comment on Your Phone Isn’t Eavesdropping on You to Show You Ads (It’s Worse Than That)
Marty_Man_X@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThis can be as “simple” as your phones being in close proximity to each other for an extended period, and sharing device advertising IDs/other device data via WiFi, Bluetooth. Might be more to it, but it’s a likely factor.
Devices do this regularly btw, smartphones also scrape for WiFi networks to better geolocate etc.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It sounds like this guy doesn’t have a smartphone though
JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Correct. I can definitively say “I don’t know how this happened.” But I do know it creeps me out and spurs me to speed up my privacy efforts.
@Marty_Man_X@lemmy.world and @TORFdot0@lemmy.world both make great points, both of which can certainly explain the sudden change in suggestions.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Doesn’t have to
Ime even if it’s just a brick for being able to call, or his car is from the last 15 years: they ping cell towers and that can be enough