9 Examples of How Smartphones Are Eavesdropping on You

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More and more people are becoming concerned that their smartphone microphones are being used for more than just calls. We recently investigated this phenomenon and discovered that it’s possible for apps to use voice data, detected via a device microphone, and display related content on your phone. The problem is, we didn’t quite appreciate the extent of it. Comments on our previous article reveal that not only have people noticed this, they’re not particularly happy about it either. So, to find out just how big the problem is, we widened the net and checked a few other places where the same…

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