So I say, buyer beware! And at the moment, because users are technically giving permission, it is not illegal.
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The precise way this works is still something of a mystery — even to experts — because it depends on which app is listening in. But it is thought that app developers create a list of keywords relating to its advertisers or their products. The microphone sends conversations through transcription software which instantly turns it from speech to text. If key words or phrases are present, the app triggers adverts to be sent to users.
Paolo Sartori, managing director of cyber-security firm TransWorldCom, believes companies such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have all developed algorithms that allow this process to work effectively. That evening, one of our staff was bombarded with ads on Facebook for shaving products. She was the only one with Facebook on her phone; everyone else had removed it.
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Mr Sartori warned that this is one way free apps could make money — by selling data about their users to advertisers. But if our private lives are being used for advertising, what else is being monitored? Interestingly, none of the experts believe the social media companies are acting with malicious intent. At the moment, we have no way of knowing for sure.
And it is worrying to realise just how easily we may have opened ourselves up to being exploited for profit. David Emm, principal security researcher at international cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab, offered reassurance. He said that there is not someone listening to our every word and that it is not possible for a device to determine who said what — just that the word or phrase was used by someone within earshot of the phone. There are just different ways of paying. Of course, our phones are not the only devices with microphones or built-in cameras.
From TVs and Alexa assistants to baby monitors, fridges and smart meters, reports have shown that such gadgets have the ability to collect data, which you may not have been expecting. I decided to ask Siri, the personal assistant app on my phone, outright whether he or she was listening to my conversations. It has all the hallmarks of a modern spy thriller — only this one feels rather too real for comfort. Share this article Share. More top stories. Bing Site Web Enter search term: Search.
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