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originally posted by: incoserv
originally posted by: JHumm
I have had that happen before,
Even one time I was talking to a friend about Harley Davidson, then the next ad I see on this website was for Harley Davidson, I found that to be a little to coincidental.
Anyone else ?
Again, that has happened many, many times both to me and to people I know; this, however, went a step or ten further. Monitoring and harvesting information from audio is fairly easy. Monitoring and harvesting information from the physical environment (when no audio or digital information was available) is an entirely different thing.
originally posted by: incoserv
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: incoserv
Yeah, I've had that kind of thing happen many times and know many others who have. It's clear that audio is monitored and processed. Difference is that this time, there was not audio and no internet searches, just my physical presence next to the article. The only indication of my nearness to the item in any was was visual.
By chance, did the store advertise that it had free WiFI for customer's convenience? If so, could it have used the GPS in your phone to track your location in the store?
As far as the phone listening to you, that's a fact. I discussed the Older American's Act over the business landline phone with a caregiver. When I picked up my cell phone later, there was a google list of articles about the OAA. Needless to say, I learned how to deactivate the voice input feature on the cell phone.
originally posted by: Tempter
Okay, something EXACTLY like it happened to my wife just the other night. Hold on, I'm going to call her and then I'll be back with the details.
Wait, nvm.. I remember now.
She was talking to a coworker about some weight issues she's having (can't keep the pounds on), specifically about taking some protein shakes. These weren't any protein shakes. These were a specific organic type. She said later that day, during her lunch, in pops an add into her Facebook newsfeed about a, you guessed it........ a protein shake. An organic protein shake designed not to upset women's lactose intolerant stomachs.
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She told me this in passing when a package arrived at our house as the reason for purchasing it. I said, "of course it did(the advertisement)".
Do you think it's possible Facebook would have a super-secret product placement service which entails literally LISTENING IN on conversations to look for sales? If purchased in bulk, I could see a market for a product line like that.
originally posted by: schuyler
Sure. If you have location turned on and you walk into a store, your phone knows you're in that store. Happens all the time.
originally posted by: Hecate666
a reply to: incoserv
Hey OP, what about the camera on your phone? I can totally imagine it 'seeing' those tiles and then giving you adverts about it. ...
originally posted by: Mandroid7
Facebook messenger has been doing this since it came out.
If you install it you give it permission to activate microphone, and it does. Check it out, uninstall and reinstall and notice the permissions.
Any app that uses these permissions can do this.
It may activate the camera too, I'd need to check permissions.
I don't think any of these data mining companies are owned by who they claim they are.
originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: incoserv
I worked in telecom for a while, I know they talked about phones having the ability to know what stores you were near and sending you a coupon as you walked by.