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I still don’t think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone (simonwillison.net)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Not my title! I do think we are being listened to. And location tracked. And it's being passed on to advertisers. Is it apple though? Probably not is my take away from this article, but I don't trust plenty of others, and apple still does

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[–] MrScottyTay 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What made you bring up the Philippines in the first place? Even if you have not been served ads before then, or the other guy. Someone either of you have interacted with could've done who brought up the Philippines to you or them.

And because there's an ongoing campaign in your area, eventually you'll get one of them ads too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As I said in the original post, the client was contacted by someone over social media about moving to the Phillipines for work. It turned out to be a scam. Nobody else I interacted with made any mention of the Phillipines to me.

[–] MrScottyTay 7 points 4 days ago

Yeah but that scam may have been going around the area elsewhere and had caused a spike of searches in your area so the add companies programmatically fill in what they see as an area with potential leads with ads.