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I'm convinced people are listening to my phone calls.
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<blockquote data-quote="sutyak" data-source="post: 15554510" data-attributes="member: 12833"><p>First, you're not crazy. Second, there are ways to curb this. In your Android phone (depending on model), go to Settings -> Application Manager -> App permissions (3 dot menu at top-right), then set your app permissions manually. This may break stuff, but the way I see it, if an app requires more permissions that I want to allow, then I don't need it. Obviously some things like your Camera will need a microphone to record videos. </p><p>Consider using apps like Facebook through the browser in your phone instead of the Facebook app. It will have far fewer permissions, but it will limit some capabilities. Perhaps you don't need to live-stream duck lips through the FB app? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>I'm sure these data-sharing companies LOVE Apple users because they think Apple is infallible. Apple may be <em>better</em> at handling privacy issues, but don't assume they are perfect. </p><p>In your personal computer, if you use Firefox or Chrome you can install plugins to limit the data tracking between sites. I recommend installing both Ghostery and Adblock Pro. You may find Ghostery causes some features of website not to work. This is because either that feature has been recognized as unnecessary (and may need to be manually enabled), or more likely the feature is a data-mining tool under the guise of something else. </p><p>Good luck. Practice safe hex.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sutyak, post: 15554510, member: 12833"] First, you're not crazy. Second, there are ways to curb this. In your Android phone (depending on model), go to Settings -> Application Manager -> App permissions (3 dot menu at top-right), then set your app permissions manually. This may break stuff, but the way I see it, if an app requires more permissions that I want to allow, then I don't need it. Obviously some things like your Camera will need a microphone to record videos. Consider using apps like Facebook through the browser in your phone instead of the Facebook app. It will have far fewer permissions, but it will limit some capabilities. Perhaps you don't need to live-stream duck lips through the FB app? :D I'm sure these data-sharing companies LOVE Apple users because they think Apple is infallible. Apple may be [I]better[/I] at handling privacy issues, but don't assume they are perfect. In your personal computer, if you use Firefox or Chrome you can install plugins to limit the data tracking between sites. I recommend installing both Ghostery and Adblock Pro. You may find Ghostery causes some features of website not to work. This is because either that feature has been recognized as unnecessary (and may need to be manually enabled), or more likely the feature is a data-mining tool under the guise of something else. Good luck. Practice safe hex. [/QUOTE]
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