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Re:Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting ... by oswald on Monday May 14, 2018 @09:31AM (#17065306)
Someone conducted a simple experiment to see if the facebook app was listening to their conversations. Spoiler: it's listening to your every word.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0SOxb_Lfps

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Re:Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting ... by mseebach on Monday May 14, 2018 @10:02AM (#17065596)
Yeah, that's not a controlled experiment. I can think of at least three benign explanations that is consistent with not listening.

The experiment, the real, controlled (replicable!) one, isn't hard to do. You just need a couple of spare phones.

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