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Audio Spying on Your Computers - Does Facebook LISTEN to us? Be Aware.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 22437810:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIzNDI2Xzc5REQyQTYz] [quote:Anonymous Coward 22437810:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIzMzQwX0MzQUIzRTU1] [quote:mehitable lives:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIyOTk1X0IzNDQ1NjI0] [quote:Anonymous Coward 4396096:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIyNzg1X0EwQzE0QTZG] [quote:Anonymous Coward 7381677:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIyNTc1XzI0REQ4MkNF] [quote:mehitable lives:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIyNTQ3X0UxRkVCMDIx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 47872955:MV8yNDE0NjUwXzQxNDIyNDkzXzUyRkY2MDQy] this is 100% truth. manually turn off your mic and camera, you don't need them anyway. [/quote] That's true and a good idea, but I also want people to consider that ANYTHING WITH A COMPUTER CHIP IN IT, could be used to spy on us, including the basic mechanics of our new TVs, appliances, cars....we don't know the full extent of what spying is even possible now. I focus on the Facebook thing because...it's easily confirmed. But what if they're able to spy on us with things that are not obvious and that don't try to sell things to us? We have to be wary of ANYTHING that has computer chips in it! [/quote] washers, dryers, microwaves, alarm cocks, stereos, i-pods, coffepots. [/quote] Yes, any electronic device but in order to do something with that information it would have to connected to the Internet either wired or wireless unless someone if coming along and downloading data from it in person. [/quote] that's quite a list of things, and I never would have thought of them! But with Wifi, maybe we're not really sure of what actually IS connected to the Internet (or whatever the govt is using) at any point! I've heard talk recently that they may come out with light bulbs that have Wifi built in so maybe there is already technology out there (or out there soon) with non-obvious connectivity. Something that might be...in the air, so to speak, rather than something we all individually need to turn on. I think the core here is that we can't eliminate all the technology (nor would we want to) but we have to change the psychology in our government/corporate world that allows them to think they CAN and SHOULD be able to do this. This kind of thing should be as unthinkable as walking naked down the street....we could all do it I guess, but who really wants to. Spying must become UNTHINKABLE and something the people simply won't accept or permit as the attitude precedes the technology. [/quote] that's the reason why the [b]Solar Wind[/b] has enough energy to push stuff around in the outer Solar System, moron. [/quote] sorry, I thought this was the Martha Stewart thread. :) [/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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