Re:New study: The advertising industry is systematically bre...
by rolltiide on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @06:13PM
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> I can say with 99% certainty that this is not happening with Facebook or Apple.
> The person installed malware that IS collecting sound samples
The Facebook app uses certificates that circumvent permissions. Any analytics package installed in the Facebook app could actually be listening and putting that on their ad server, making the Facebook app the malware that is collecting sound samples.
Facebook Inc. can accurately say "we aren't collecting" and may actually have no knowledge, and everyone continues to be misdirected.
Ironically, whether it was a package in the Facebook app, or from any other service on the phone, the ad-server is sharing the same fingerprinting across to all the other apps and companies including Facebook.
> The person installed malware that IS collecting sound samples
The Facebook app uses certificates that circumvent permissions. Any analytics package installed in the Facebook app could actually be listening and putting that on their ad server, making the Facebook app the malware that is collecting sound samples.
Facebook Inc. can accurately say "we aren't collecting" and may actually have no knowledge, and everyone continues to be misdirected.
Ironically, whether it was a package in the Facebook app, or from any other service on the phone, the ad-server is sharing the same fingerprinting across to all the other apps and companies including Facebook.