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Audio Spying on Your Computers - Does Facebook LISTEN to us? Be Aware.
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[quote:mehitable lives:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIwOTUwX0M1OTIyNTJD] [quote:Anonymous Coward 32621395:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIwOTAzXzIxRUM4MEQz] [quote:mehitable lives:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIwODE5X0Q5RTAzMkJC] [quote:Anonymous Coward 32621395:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIwNzY3XzdBNDVDRTQ2] Facebook tracks everything you do on the web and they use that data for advertising among other things. you shouldnt be surprised you agreed to it in there terms and conditions. [/quote] No....you don't understand what I'm saying. I'm saying that this is information that was NEVER PUT ON A COMPUTER either on Facebook or in Google or in an email or anything else. This is information that was obviously acquired through LISTENING THROUGH THE COMPUTER MIC and then putting the info through some process that creates ads on Facebook that relate directly to the topic that was being discussed. This is NOT information that was openly written or shared on Facebook. These are private verbal conversations that are obviously being monitored for commercial (and I'm sure, other) purposes. [/quote] credit cards are also tied to it along with reward clubs. they have all the data they need on you and everyone. i know from experience. your life is predictable, they know exactly what you will do and how you will react. they know your thoughts and have chemically attached to your DNnnnnnnnnA [/quote] They may or may not have all of that, and I wouldn't be surprised. But I am focusing on whether we are being tracked through COMPUTER MICS that listen to, record and process, our private discussions in our homes, and then part of that process is to place ads on our Facebook for marketing. Now I don't know if Facebook needs to be open on a computer that's on for this to occur, or just if the computer needs to be on, but I want to be clear: THIS IS ABOUT YOU BEING LISTENED TO VIA YOUR COMPUTER'S MICROPHONE IN PRIVATE NON-COMPUTER CONVERSATIONS IN YOUR HOME. I really doubt if anyone has agreed to this, or if most people even realize this might be possible. I want to raise awareness. [/quote]
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I am throwing this out there for thought and discussion. Has anyone had the experience where you have been discussing a topic - verbally - not something you have written an email about or Googled or used the computer on - and an AD comes up on Facebook that day (or maybe next day but usually same day) about the SAME TOPIC YOU HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING?
For example....you might be discussing something fairly unusual like....Filipino geneaology...and an ad will show up on Facebook for something directly related to that. And you only discussed it verbally with someone else in the house - NOT via the computer at all. Perhaps you've discussed something like oh....Smith Brothers cough drops (haven't seen them in an eon) and an ad will pop up on your Facebook that day for Smith Brothers.
I don't know how common this is and I don't see people discussing it but I wanted to raise the issue.
NOTICE YOUR FACEBOOK ADS IN THE FUTURE AND SEE IF THEY REFLECT ANY PRODUCTS OR TOPICS YOU'VE BEEN DISCUSSING RECENTLY.
My point? I think that they are actually listening to at least some of us via the computers and translating part of this information into advertising (that shows up on Facebook). We can guess where the rest goes. I don't know if Facebook has to be open for this to happen, or if it happens anyway. Now personally I NEVER use Facebook so I can't test it for myself. But I have been told this, so I figure you guys are a good test sample.
Be aware of your Facebook ads in the future and see if they reflect anything you've been discussing just verbally recently. this is NOT the same as Google ads that might reflect your email as they read all our emails anyway. This is LISTENING.
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