[–] VillaLopez 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
And yet again my choice to not use a smart phone is reinforced.
[–] slwsnowman40 ago
I miss those days...I have gone back to a feature phone, and I'm not entirely certain that I'm not being listened too. As a result, I've made more phone calls because texting is a pain in the ass.
[–] Peacethroughpower 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
what is it like to be a normie? i thought this was common knowlege over a decade ago, but nibbas don't even know who snowden is
[–] DeliciousOnions 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I think you misspelled nigger there, bud.
[–] slevin_kelevra 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Gizmod article: "They found no evidence of an app unexpectedly activating the microphone or sending audio out when not prompted to do so."
"screenshots and video recordings of what people were doing in apps were being sent to third party domains"
"This wasn’t a total surprise: Appsee proudly touts its ability to record what users are doing in an app on its website. What bothered the researchers was that it wasn’t evident to the user that their behavior was being recorded, something which wasn’t disclosed in GoPuff’s privacy policy. After the researchers contacted GoPuff, it added a disclosure to the policy acknowledging that “ApSee” might receive users PII. “As an added precaution, we also pulled Appsee SDK from the latest Android and iOS builds,” said the start-up’s spokesperson by email."
"The Google Play policy says you must disclose to users how their data will be collected."
[–] StagOfMull 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
If you need a study to tell you this you truly are blind
It's not even spying if you are giving it permission to watch and listen to you.
[–] headfire 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago (edited ago)
If the answer to each of these questions is "yes", then any comm. tech. company will do it at first opportunity, as much as possible for as long as possible. This includes: social media, ISPs, cell phone manufacturers, cell phone service providers, streaming content service providers, home automation service providers, basically any company that writes software for human interaction.
No further "proof" required.
[–] truthwoke33 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
BREAKING! BOMBSHELL STUDY PROVES WATER IS WET AND SKY IS BLUE.
[–] Cat-hax ago
Oh fuck no way.