Leaked Report Reveals Facebook Partner Boasts About Listening to Phone’s Microphone for Targeted Ads
Thousands of people have been surprised by a document that has appeared on Facebook’s exposure, where one of its partners allegedly utilizes smartphones’ microphones to eavesdrop the users. According to sources the partner, who’s identity has not been released, boasted about this intrusive approach for getting highly relevant advertising based on the users spoken words.
We know what you are thinking right now: Is this even legal? Just to show relevant ads the privacy of the persons/users are ruined>>>
The leak has spread like wildfire throughout the tech industry and has raised the questions of privacy and the morality of data harvesting. In the leaked details the Facebook partner stated that the source alleged the company was capable of monitoring conversations through the microphones of people’s phones and subsequently posting advertisements that were relevant to discussions. Such assertion, if accurate, would indicate an extent of monitoring which people would not anticipate from a social media app.
Possibly, the newest leak might bring back the previously discussed issues and concerns regarding users’ consent and the amount of information that it is legal for Facebook to gather from its users. This leak may make Facebook respond to these accusations in a more direct manner even though in the past the company has denied using microphones for ad targeting.
Privacy advocates and lawyers are already asking for inquiries on these allegations and these are urging the regulatory authorities to look at the extent of access that Facebook partners have with the user data. , if proved, it may cause a lot of legal problems for Face book and affiliates that can lead to even more strict laws and penalties.
To date, Facebook has not made an official statement regarding the leakage, which results to users’ confusion over the privacy of their messages. This un-folding situation, brings into focus the ever too real struggle between technological innovation and employment and the issue of privacy in the current world.
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