Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Listening to You
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Are Smartphones Secretly Listening?
This chapter investigates the widespread fear that smartphones are recording our conversations without consent, analyzing numerous apps for unauthorized data collection. Although companies gather extensive information through online behavior, the chapter finds no substantial evidence supporting the claim that devices are secretly capturing audio or video. It further explores the implications of pervasive data collection practices, raising ethical concerns around privacy in an age of advanced technology.
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