Re:The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam
by dforrestwilson1 on Saturday April 09, 2016 @07:55AM
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A co worker is heading to Las Vegas next week and we chatted about it yesterday. My Facebook ads are now advertising Las Vegas night clubs.
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Re:The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam
by danieldk on Saturday April 09, 2016 @11:27AM
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Or your coworker searched for or mentioned going to Las Vegas on Facebook and you are connected on Facebook as friends, by location on netblock.
Re:The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam
by randominion on Saturday April 09, 2016 @04:33PM
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No he's right, several apps listen in on your conversations for advertising purposes. Tons of similar stories can be found online.
The FTC just made an announcement about SilverPush, an example of such software:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/03/ftc-i...
Re:The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam
by krick on Saturday April 09, 2016 @03:33PM
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That's actually an interesting thing to test. If it's the speech recognition you think is suspicious, why not try to talk it into showing you something it didn't show you previously, without mentioning the thing via facebook and stuff?
I'd even try it myself, but I don't have a facebook account, or any devices with "personal assistant" apps for that matter. For the obvious reasons.