The Apps That Are Listening to You
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- Hypothesis that apps like Facebook listen to surroundings for ad targeting remains unproven, but anecdotal evidence exists.
- iOS 14 introduced indicators for when an app uses the microphone or camera.
- Author analyzed a dataset of 22,812 apps, with about half having privacy details.
- Nine apps were found to collect audio data for third-party tracking: Chime - Mobile Banking, Periscope Live Video Streaming, Scary chat stories, text games, Football Index - Bet & Trade, Magic Piano by Smule, Paxful Bitcoin Wallet, Millionaire Match: Upscale App, Min Doktor – läkare i mobilen, Monifi - Mobile Banking.