Is Your Smartphone Spying on You? The Hilarious Truth About Eavesdropping Fears!
Curious if your smartphone is eavesdropping? NordVPN security researchers suggest chatting about a random topic and watching if ads pop up later. If so, your device might be listening. To safeguard data privacy and security, consider disabling your virtual assistant and using a VPN. Remember, your phone might love gossip more than you do!
Hot Take:
Your smartphone might be eavesdropping more than your nosy neighbor, and it doesn’t even have the decency to bake you a pie in exchange for the gossip!
Key Points:
- NordVPN researchers devised a method to test if smartphones are eavesdropping on conversations.
- Experiment involves discussing a new, unsearched topic near your device and checking for related ads later.
- Seeing ads about the discussed topic could imply your phone is “listening”.
- Background listening by virtual assistants might be legally grey, depending on user consent.
- Disabling virtual assistants and using VPNs can help protect privacy.
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