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Is Google always listening: Live Test
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A creator runs an informal live test of whether Google or Facebook listen through the microphone to target ads, using Chrome on Windows 10. The description admits the methodology is flawed, including that live streaming itself records the microphone.
Cited in threads about phones listening for ads as an anecdotal demonstration, though other commenters doubt it.
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