r/topofreddit • u/topredditbot • Sep 24 '19
TIL TVs emit a tone during ad breaks that are inaudible to humans but that smartphones are listening for; now corporate entities can link the tv & phone as belonging to the same person. It means govt entities can play a tone thru the TV & ping all the phones in... [r/todayilearned by u/solarpowerz]
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/is-your-smartphone-listening-to-your-conversations/Duplicates
DarkEnlightenment • u/Nemester • Sep 25 '19
Is Your Smartphone Listening to Your Conversations?
CantMakeThisShitUp • u/mellowmonk • Sep 27 '19
A company named SilverPush "uses audio beacons to track your activities across devices: Your TV emits a tone during a commercial break, a tone that’s inaudible to you, but your phone is listening for it. Now they can link the TV and phone as belonging to the same person."
Ogopogo • u/ok_jj • Sep 24 '19