IDK. There are some location features they legally can't disable (E911)

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Sep 19, 2017
11:02:59am

jkccoug All-American

IDK. There are some location features they legally can't disable (E911)

and maybe they are using that information.

I am not sure.

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Originally posted on Sep 19, 2017 at 11:02:59am

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BYUMizzou Former User

9/19/17 7:13am

It's true. Many examples of this. Seems like most people peg Instagram as the

Skeptical Optimist

9/19/17 7:16am

I've actually experienced similar things happening as well with me and my wife.

RdF3

9/19/17 7:26am

This is why I deleted Facebook. Same thing happened with me

maxpowers

9/19/17 7:26am

Has it happened since?

Borg

9/19/17 10:39am

We should do an experiment

buffgato

9/19/17 7:28am

Ha....I'm going to do this. Will return and report.

Borg

9/19/17 10:40am

RE: I'm now convinced that our phones and technology are spying on us, even when

smokymountainrain

9/19/17 7:31am

Wait till they are all controlled by an AI smarter than any human

jkccoug

9/19/17 7:33am

At the game Saturday, there was a google notification with the game score

9/19/17 7:38am

It gets creepier... look up your google location history

NarfUte

9/19/17 8:04am

Whoa. That is creepy.

9/19/17 8:08am

How is that creepy? Turn off your location if you don't want that.

RSLCoug

9/19/17 8:09am

I kind of like it

buffgato

9/19/17 8:14am

It's creepy if you don't know google is doing that - I turned mine off ages ago

NarfUte

9/19/17 8:15am

You get notifications about it at least once a month with a nice map

DapperDan

9/19/17 8:31am

Turned mine off a while ago

Romex

9/19/17 12:32pm

It's probably Apple or Google, not Facebook

swimbro

9/19/17 7:38am

Doubt it. Facebook is the one desperate for ad revenue, no other streams of cash

fbguru

9/19/17 7:47am

How do you think Google makes its money?

9/19/17 7:51am

Google's also been in trouble for privacy violations before, so they built in

fbguru

9/19/17 7:55am

What motivation does Apple have to do that? They don’t sell ads.

9/19/17 10:15am

They could sell the information that BYUMizzou is in the market for a dog crate

cheezedawg

9/19/17 10:40am

What kind of phone?

TheKing

9/19/17 7:43am

I feel bad for anyone spying on me. I'm that boring, lol

HaydenFox

9/19/17 7:46am

I'm honestly a fan. I understand that there are definitely conversations I'd

scootsy

9/19/17 7:52am

I've read that our big screen tv's have cameras and recording devices in them

9/19/17 7:53am

I keep asking for money. I'm still waiting.

The Board Genius

9/19/17 7:55am

It is.

Phcole

9/19/17 8:14am

Of course they are. This happens to my wife and I all the time.

spugeddy24

9/19/17 8:24am

Today on Facebook I got an ad for larger condoms.

JuicyJam

9/19/17 10:06am

Returned from an eye exam to find ads for glasses on FB

BYUFBDAD

9/19/17 10:31am

Could also be location. They know you went there.

jkccoug

9/19/17 10:36am

Even with location services off?

BYUFBDAD

9/19/17 10:38am

IDK. There are some location features they legally can't disable (E911)

jkccoug

9/19/17 11:02am

This is a verifiable fact, it's nothing new.

Dissenter

9/19/17 12:57pm

Ah, good old unverifiable verifiable facts

DapperDan

9/19/17 1:08pm

Get your tinfoil hats out!

BYU Grounds

9/20/17 5:15pm

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