Select to expand quotemyusernam said..Harrow said..
Bingo, 3 from 3. I was talking about cooking dumplings last night, and this morning I have ads on my phone for dumpling making moulds.
Every time I have a chocolate or large bowl of ice cream, the kids say "Dad, stop eating junk, you'll have a heart attack". I better tell them to keep it down, otherwise my life insurance premiums will sky-rocket.
you may have installed a rubbish app recently and allowed microphone use. i think the trashy apps are less scrupulous about what they lusten for, mic on the whole time not just for app etc. android is part of the problem u allow mic for an app wholus bolus not partially.
i kinda like it. its convenient and i dont really care about privacy.
its not 100% though. for example my wifes phone is full of ads for treatments about tiny penisis and she doesnt even have a penis!
Should that be 'peni" ???
Select to expand quoteFormulaNova said..decrepit said..myusernam said..
>>>> my wifes phone is full of ads for treatments about tiny penisis and she doesnt even have a penis!
Well I'd be worried that she's been talking about me with her friends!!!
I think that's what myusername was getting at, although its hard to tell with him sometime. 
i need a little boom tish sound effect or icon
^^^^ Check your email, you probly just got sent a link to an app that makes boom tish sound effects.
Select to expand quotelotofwind said..
So how do you think we should deal with the "societal problem that's growing" from our devices listening to us........other than unplug ??
Just out of interest, has anyone on here been affected by a TV listening to them? , other than being sent advertising thought to suit them ??
Or have joined the flat earth society etc from there phone listening to their conversations ??
Go watch The Social Dilemma and come back openminded instead of just tasking the p!ss
Select to expand quoteHarrow said..
Bingo, 3 from 3. I was talking about cooking dumplings last night, and this morning I have ads on my phone for dumpling making moulds.
Every time I have a chocolate or large bowl of ice cream, the kids say "Dad, stop eating junk, you'll have a heart attack". I better tell them to keep it down, otherwise my life insurance premiums will sky-rocket.
Whereas I've never mentioned that product and get endless ads for it
Select to expand quotemyusernam said..
you may have installed a rubbish app recently and allowed microphone use. i think the trashy apps are less scrupulous about what they lusten for, mic on the whole time not just for app etc. android is part of the problem u allow mic for an app wholus bolus not partially.
i kinda like it. its convenient and i dont really care about privacy.
its not 100% though. for example my wifes phone is full of ads for treatments about tiny penisis and she doesnt even have a penis!
What, like Facebook? They're not a social media company, they're a data mining company. That's why there are so many things you can "log into with Facebook" around the internet.
The old maxim -- if the product is free to you, you're the product being sold.
Don't know what the fuss is about. Being watched & listened to, then having it all thrown back in ya face has been around for ever. Just ask anyone who goes to a place of worship on a regular basis.
Select to expand quotesgo said..
Would you let your neighbours set up a mike in your house and listen to everything that was said?
Probably not, so why is it ok for some anonymous tech company to do it?
The thing is, how do we stop it? 95% of working people would use computers of some description every day for work and as a pass time. It would nearly impossible to cut it out completely from our everyday lives.
Someone above brought up a very good point. Every time you press accept on the terms and conditions you are probably letting apps, websites, google assistances listen in.
