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Your phone isn't secretly listening to you, but the truth is more disturbing

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369 points zeech | 4 comments | 26 Apr 25 00:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.619s | source
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limbero ◴[26 Apr 25 17:01 UTC] No.43805260[source]▶
This article reminds me of this excellent tongue-in-cheek piece of writing by Jonathan Zeller in McSweeney's:

Calm Down—Your Phone Isn’t Listening to Your Conversations. It’s Just Tracking Everything You Type, Every App You Use, Every Website You Visit, and Everywhere You Go in the Physical World

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/calm-down-your-phone-isn...

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Spooky23 ◴[26 Apr 25 20:09 UTC] No.43806692[source]▶
There is so much time spent “debunking” audio recordings being shared with various entities it makes me more suspicious.

Just like Facebook’s “we never sell your data (we just stalk you and sell ads using your data)”. I’m sure there’s a similar weasel excuse… “we never listen to your audio (but we do analyze it to improve quality assurance)”

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LgWoodenBadger ◴[26 Apr 25 22:11 UTC] No.43807661[source]▶
It’s similar with the TSA facial recognition photos. “We delete your photo immediately” but what they don’t say is that they don’t delete the biometrics from that photo.
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bsimpson ◴[26 Apr 25 22:14 UTC] No.43807689[source]▶
It's a crime that were compelled to concede our 4th Amendment rights in order to travel.
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1. mulderc ◴[27 Apr 25 02:56 UTC] No.43809108[source]▶
Depends on the type of travel right? I took Amtrak weekly for several years and never even had to show ID.
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2. mixmastamyk ◴[27 Apr 25 19:03 UTC] No.43814301[source]▶
Did this change? Last time I tried to take them (ten+ years ago, because my license expired) they refused my ticket purchase because my id was expired.
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3. gaadd33 ◴[28 Apr 25 04:16 UTC] No.43817493[source]▶
Less than 6 months ago I was able to buy a ticket online and board without showing any ID and have done that for 10+ years with no problem.
4. mulderc ◴[29 Apr 25 00:20 UTC] No.43827509[source]▶
I don’t remember ever having to show ID with Amtrak.