There’s a difference between a claim and conjecture

adequately explained.

The ignorance doesn’t explain where all the money comes from. So malice it is! Lol

But so do the Stack Overflow users

Why would you want to also make Stack Overflow worse?

I thought it was a mistake/typo. Those don’t instantly become words just because a reader can guess the meaning

Fun, sure, but not an experiment that would actually be meaningful.

The data from your phone’s microphone doesn’t magically appear in Google’s advertising servers. It would have to go through a lot of steps before it gets there, and one of the first steps is in your home (if you’re on WiFi). One can analyze the traffic/data that leaves their phone.

It’s good to be cautious, but worrying about your phone’s microphone is potentially like worrying about your windows while leaving your front door open.

Yet again, someone mistakes an anecdote for evidence. And evidence is also not the plural form of anecdote.

I’m sure we have people here who are tech-savvy enough to have actually examined the kinds of data that their phone is sharing.

If you have something like Google Home or Amazon Alexa, then yeah, those would be sending voice data back, and yeah, they could probably use it for advertising. But as far as I know, there is no evidence that phones are “always listening” and “always sending information back” when they’re idle.

Different meaning, though!

Mozilla FirefOS?

Wait, Elon Musk’s ex-wife is now his mother-in-law?

Elon Musk’s dad groomed Elon Musk’s step-sister, if accurate, is more clear.

Elon Musk’s dad groomed his own step daughter…lol

I think you’re having a Principal Skinner meme moment here…

Could it be me who wrote a comment that was slightly unclear?

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No, it’s couple dozen or so other commenters who are wrong.

Lmao…if you don’t see how going “Hey it’s not actually a crime!” sounds like defending them, I can’t help you.

And “internet tough guy”? Where is that even coming from? Lol

I also think the issue was with your comment. It could’ve been written a bit more clearly

Are you defending the people who used the AI bots as described?

instead of knowing someone in the neighborhood is researching how to get away with murder.

…how would I know that?

I agree on the point of security theatre. I think the tracking stuff provides more actual useful information, but I also imagine it’s more for reactionary investigations rather than pre-emptive protections.

I could be wrong, though.

I’d call it both. Hassling people for taking sunscreen or water onboard is probably mostly theatre. All of the tracking and scanning is probably what they actually use to find any naughty people.

I thought they were mostly bots and alts

It’s a lot easier to access ChatGPT than it is to access a flying car