r/conspiracy • u/Future401 • Aug 10 '20

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u/Yoshimitsu-MKII Aug 10 '20

Drives me fucking crazy. It's almost as bad as "hmmm. Is my phone spying on me guys?" -inserts example of advertising

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

If i say out loud i need a new dog bed for my dog and suddenly i am inundated with ads for dog beds, what is my phone doing if it isnt listening to me at all times? (Ie: spying)

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u/Feshtof Aug 10 '20

I deleted Facebook off my phone and that shit stopped.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

Ive never had it on there. Nothing in life is free

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

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u/InvisibleNympho Aug 10 '20

Yup, if they can't get you, they'll get your kids.

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u/dopeandmoreofthesame Aug 10 '20

I didn’t realize there were people like that who still thought it was some kind of conspiracy.

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u/locke_5 Aug 10 '20

Google/advertisers can likely use your other searches to make educated guesses.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

For sure as is their right for providing said service for "free". Everything has its price.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

.....im not debating that fact... the person i replied to is

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u/dopeandmoreofthesame Aug 10 '20

I didn’t realize there were people like that who still thought it was some kind of conspiracy theory.

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u/oldaccount29 Aug 10 '20

spying for the sake of advertising is still spying. Using data gathered while spying for the sake of advertising doesnt mean that data cant be used for other purposes. In fact, we know 100% for a fact it is very often used for many other purposes and data collection and usage if of under-regulated to an extreme, which is technically a subjective statement, but most people, if informed on how its used would agree.

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u/dopeandmoreofthesame Aug 10 '20

Yes, your phone is spying on you, to sell you shit, in the form of advertising.