This year we’ve gotten one question more than any other from listeners: is Facebook eavesdropping on my conversations and showing me ads based on the things that I say? This week, Alex investigates. ...Show More
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danny recommended:Nov 6th, 2017
Creeepy. Also, well researched
magnus357 recommended:Dec 9th, 2017
your phone listens to you. when the evil dictatorship gets all it's pieces in place be very careful.
heyitslauren recommended:Jan 13th, 2020
One of my favorite Reply All episodes, here's a deep dive in how it seems like Facebook is creeping on you.
rmmiller364Jan 13th, 2020
@heyitslauren I reference this episode every single time a friend says “I think Facebook is listening to me...”
mmJan 14th, 2020
@rmmiller364 @heyitslauren I want part two to this episode! Still suspect FB is listening to us 🤔 Now we know that smart speakers are listening to us, it’s not that far of a leap to think that FB is too.
mmJan 14th, 2020
@heyitslauren @rmmiller364 Here’s an episode about how Alexa and their humans listen to everything you say even when it’s not directed to them: “Meet the coders who hear you yell at Alexa" from Prime(d) https://podyssey.fm/episode/id3120409
heyitslaurenJan 14th, 2020
@mm I didn't know about this podcast! **Adds it to the "to listen" pile**
mmJan 14th, 2020
@heyitslauren Also, have you heard of Underunderstood? It’s like ReplyAll but more about food and tech mysteries. This episode about Grubhub is great: “Recorded for Awesomeness" from Underunderstood https://podyssey.fm/episode/id7271447
heyitslaurenJan 14th, 2020
@mm GASP NO oh man, this afternoon's laundry folding is going to fly by!
rmmiller364Jan 14th, 2020
@mm @heyitslauren I just put it in my queue!
mm recommended:Jan 14th, 2020
Oh my jeezus...I knew FB was tracking us, but not at *that* level of creepy! I concur with the callers that they’re probably listening to us.
wroundround recommended:Sep 4th, 2022
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write2tg recommended:Jan 14th, 2020
I know for sure it does; have done my own ‘experiments’ to confirm how my odd or funny words and phrases started showing up on Insta, Amazon, FB etc. But is ‘privacy’ something we have to give up in order to get greater access to a variety of content that’s targeted to us? Or is this ‘personalizatio...Show More
mmJan 14th, 2020
The level of data they're gathering about us crazy! Also, you might be interested in this episode that's a terrific interview with Recode's Kara Swisher called "Suck Our Data and Sell it Back": https://podyssey.fm/episode/id7408931-Suck-Our-Data-and-Sell-it-Back%3A-Kara-Swisher-on-Tech%E2%80%99s-F...Show More
write2tgJan 14th, 2020
@mm Ah! Thanks will check it out.
jennx recommended:Jul 30th, 2020
Facebook can follow you off the app to show you creepy targeted ads.
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kigord recommended:Feb 16th, 2020
Found it insightful on many topics regarding personal internet privacy
aliceko recommended:Jan 16th, 2020
Wow. Scary stuff, yet important. This happened to a friend of mine. Should we be scared of our phones now? How do we 'mute' our phones?... Great tips on how to 'remove' ad settings on FB. That alone is worth listening to this episode.
kev232 recommended:Mar 23rd, 2021
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phocks recommended:Apr 10th, 2021
I had heard of this episode before from a workmate and I was actually convinced that yes Facebook doesn't need to listen to you in order to show you those spooky ads....... BUT since then there have been a number of times that now I'm not so sure. There is a way to test this scientifically though. W...Show More
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