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Do our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated. (english.elpais.com)
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Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.

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[–] darth_helmet 1 points 1 year ago

Apple has its own ad program, they are in the ads business. It isn’t as much of a revenue focus for them compared to Google, but the incentive is present. Whether or not it would be worthwhile for them to capitalize on that is questionable, but rest assured, Apple would do it in a heartbeat if they thought the payoff would be worth the risks.