Facebook Might Be Listening, Google Helps You Find Your Phone… [Tech News Digest]
Facebook gets accused of listening to users’ conversations, Google tracks lost smartphones, Microsoft’s spam filters fail to work, Periscope enlists juries to take down trolls, and making Windows error messages sound sweet. Facebook Might Be Listening to You Facebook has been accused of listening into people’s conversations, using the results to serve contextual advertising to users. The accusation comes from Kelli Burns, Professor of Mass Communications at the University of South Florida. Facebook has denied the accusations. The Facebook app can indeed access your smartphone microphone, listening to what’s going on around you in order to help you write a…
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