Companies now use your cell phone mic to tell what ads you're watching on TV, and other sinister purposes: http://www.silverpush.co/#!/uab
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Replying to @danielwithmusic
@danielwithmusic @SCdF47 I assume that it is not the passive part that you should be concerned about, it's the _active_ part.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@danielwithmusic @SCdF47 One of their partners was Candy Crush Saga, so perhaps any time you're playing that game, it's listening?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@danielwithmusic @SCdF47 I don't know, but it seems to me that their business model is getting the SDK into _active_ scenarios.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@danielwithmusic @SCdF47 So that you've already said "yes it's OK for Candy Crush to use my mic", but it's lisening for@silverpush.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@danielwithmusic @SCdF47 @silverpush It's not _the_ most evil thing, but it's pretty close.
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