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Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones

www.the-independent.com Your smartphone is listening to you

Software from a company called Alphonso can be used to listen in to the environment around a user, to work out what they’re watching

Your smartphone is listening to you

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Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones

www.the-independent.com /tech/smartphone-apps-listening-privacy-alphonso-shazam-advertising-pool-3d-honey-quest-a8139451.html

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This might just push my fear of targeted ads enough to give in to my idea of a nearly soundproof box for my phone when I'm not using it. :(

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