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Is Google always listening: Live Test

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Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime

What it is

A creator runs an informal live test of whether Google or Facebook listen through the microphone to target ads, using Chrome on Windows 10. The description admits the methodology is flawed, including that live streaming itself records the microphone.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads about phones listening for ads as an anecdotal demonstration, though other commenters doubt it.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a live test that may help you to believe”

    Live test showing ads matching topics spoken aloud.

    Alir3z4, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Is Google recording our conversations to serve us with relevant ads?”

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Topics: privacy, ad targeting, microphone, google, surveillance

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