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How much proof is there that smart tvs and phones listen to you? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Like, we all know they're listening , but can we provide proof?

My friend was complaining about all the new super surveillance that will be government required in cars after 2027, and I said to him dude you have a stock android, you use every AI slop feature, you use a smart TV on your unsecured network, and uses x every day. They have everything they could possibly need on him. Oh and he posts questionable things to fb daily under his real name.

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[–] 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Thanks for providing links but I don't trust the ny post.

Here's a story where people working for Apple got access to audio recorded during seemingly unwanted times like during sex.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/26/apple-contractors-regularly-hear-confidential-details-on-siri-recordings

But I imagine these people were enabling voice recording in the first place. I trust my phone not to record if I disable those features (though sometimes they make this difficult).

I think Apple is generally better about this stuff then other companies though? Since they actually went to court to protect e2e encryption.

Lastly, if youre someone of interest to powerfull people, there are otherways they can use your phone against you like with pegasus:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)

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