boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDo our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated.english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkDo our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated.english.elpais.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoDude my phone will ever now then turn on and say “I didn’t understand you” meaning something or someone turned on the mic to listen.
minus-squareArghZombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoThat happens when it mis-hears a trigger word. You can enable and audible ‘ping’ noise to play when you activate Google Assistant. It’s in the accessibility settings. Worth doing so you know when it’s actually been triggered.
Dude my phone will ever now then turn on and say “I didn’t understand you” meaning something or someone turned on the mic to listen.
That happens when it mis-hears a trigger word. You can enable and audible ‘ping’ noise to play when you activate Google Assistant. It’s in the accessibility settings. Worth doing so you know when it’s actually been triggered.