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I still don’t think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone (simonwillison.net)
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Not my title! I do think we are being listened to. And location tracked. And it's being passed on to advertisers. Is it apple though? Probably not is my take away from this article, but I don't trust plenty of others, and apple still does

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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

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: https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/next-time-you-talk-on-your-phone-be-careful-facebook-and-google-are-listening-to-your-conversations/articleshow/113071827.cms

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 2 points 2 years 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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