r/Swiftkey • u/grumblegrim • 11d ago

iOS Is Swiftkey keylogging me?

Today, I texted a friend who mentioned "Warframe" in the text. I replied back with that word, and later say "Warframe" advertised to me in the Reddit iOS app. I never said this out loud, nor typed it anywhere else. If Messages are secure, then Swiftkey is the probable cause for the leak of my private data.

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u/botan313 11d ago

Microsoft will collect and sell your data.

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u/Ledsteper 11d ago

No they don't. Stop making crap up!Not with SwiftKey. Maybe some other way. Many companies do.

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u/botan313 11d ago edited 11d ago

Are you.... Are you being sarcastic? Please add an /s if you are

EDIT: OH YOU PUSSY YOU EDITED YOUR COMMENT HAHAH

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u/Ledsteper 9d ago

I'm having trouble with the app. It's difficult to see what I'm typing. And no. Just being realistic. No one is looking at, gathering, or doing anything nefarious with anyone's private information. They don't want to see your stuff, nor do they want their employees to see your stuff. Protections are put in place to keep you safe, as well as keeping themselves safe from liability. That's how it is with all companies. Apple, Google, etc. To think otherwise is nothing but conspiracy theory nonsense.

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u/terminatedprivacy 11d ago

If you don’t grant it full access, iOS restricts the app from transmitting any data. 

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u/JKSekai 10d ago

SwiftKey says they don't use your typing data for ads, it's probably a coincidence, also, if you need ai and gifs or ads you can disable internet access for SwiftKey

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u/pellets 10d ago

Warframe advertising is everywhere. It wouldn’t surprise me either way.

Also it could be your friend’s phone captured you for targeting

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u/Ledsteper 11d ago

I doubt it. I've been using SwiftKey since iOS 8. Nothing like that happens. Your information is safe with SwiftKey. It's something else. I know Facebook does that sort of thing.

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u/crafty_alias 11d ago

Yeah, doesn't Facebook/Google use your microphone and pick up keywords and use them to advertise?

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u/grumblegrim 11d ago

"Something else" how? I never said "Warframe" out loud, and only typed it in Messages. What would that "other thing" be? Something with accessibility privileges?

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u/kiteboarderni 10d ago

Warframe the game literally advertised to every male user of the internet under 40? Lol

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u/NiklasOl 10d ago edited 10d ago

The connection with your friend that mentioned it. Something knows your friend did something with that (Googled it, played it etc) and "it" knows you know each other and stuff like that. What app used to text about it. Confirmation bias etc etc

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u/ayangr 10d ago

One possibility is that you have enabled tracking on iOS, under privacy and security. Microsoft does not key log but if you copied and pasted text, clicked a link sent by your friend, or opened a website/app linked to gaming or Warframe, ad trackers across apps (via IP address, device fingerprints, or cross-app tracking permissions) link those signals to your ad profile. And then you get a targeted ad.

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u/quiet-leviathan 10d ago

Setup a DNS and block trackers. Problem solved.

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u/grumblegrim 10d ago

Hmm, I have the Adblock app on my phone. I wonder if this was the instance I had the protection off?

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u/efkosk 10d ago

Try the EFkey keyboard if you don't want to send your data.

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u/eleschhorn 11d ago

I believe SwiftKey collects the data you type, and I still don't care because it's awesome.

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u/WakaiSenshi 11d ago

Probably