{"id":8040,"date":"2016-06-01T01:09:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T22:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/?p=8040"},"modified":"2016-06-01T01:09:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T22:09:57","slug":"forget-big-brother-facebook-is-watching-and-listening-to-everything-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/archives\/8040","title":{"rendered":"Forget Big Brother, Facebook Is Watching (And Listening) To Everything You Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F8040\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"8040\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F8040&text=Forget+Big+Brother%2C+Facebook+Is+Watching+%28And+Listening%29+To+Everything+You+Do\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"8040\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><p>Forget Big Brother, Facebook Is Watching (And Listening) To Everything You Do.It\u2019s irresistible, enticing and addicting.&nbsp; And, as News10.com reports, it\u2019s available 24-hours a day all over the world to billions of people. Facebook beckons to users seemingly with a two-prong approach \u2013 both the pressure and pleasure to post. We share stories, photos, triumphs and tragedies. It is ingrained into our daily lives so deeply that studies show people check Facebook, on average, 14 times a day.&nbsp; With all those eyes all over the globe dialed in and the purchasing power available, the online giant has tapped into a controversial delivery of data into its intelligence gathering.&nbsp; It all starts with something that you may not even realize is enabled on your phone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZBX5PKvkbXA\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[expander_maker more=&#8221;\u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1&#8221; less=&#8221;\u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b9\u03b3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1&#8221;]A little-known feature deeply embedded in Facebook&#8217;s privacy settings is causing users to think twice aboutnot just what they write but what they say. As TheAntiMedia.org&#8217;s Clarice Palmer explains&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The debate over Internet privacy and the responsibility social media companies should carry in protecting user privacy never ceases to spark controversy \u2014 among both users and tech insiders. But while Facebook, one of the most popular social media networks, struggles with accusations of news suppression and even fraud, a new report on the network\u2019s microphone settings is reigniting past fears of surveillance that were never fully addressed.<\/p>\n<p>According to University of South Florida Professor Kelli Burns, Facebook is a huge part of the lives of smartphone users. Due to this widespread addiction, Burns explains, \u201cAnytime you\u2019re using your phone, any kind of information that you\u2019re putting into your phone, looking at on your phone, Facebook can access that.\u201d But details regarding what you\u2019re doing or what you\u2019re browsing while on Facebook are not the only type of data the Silicon Valley giant can access. The social media\u2019s microphone feature, which can be enabled by the user via Facebook\u2019s settings, is also listening.<\/p>\n<p>A few months back, a Facebook user took their concerns over the microphone settings to Reddit. The post quickly went viral, prompting Facebook to issue a statement on the matter. According to the social media network, the company does not \u201crecord your conversations.\u201d Instead, the statement claimed, if the user chooses to turn the microphone feature on, Facebook will \u201cuse your microphone to identify the things you\u2019re listening to or watching based on the music and TV matches we\u2019re able to identify. If this feature is turned on, it\u2019s only active when you\u2019re writing a status update.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But According to ABC\u2019s WFLA, Burns might have been able to prove Facebook isn\u2019t telling the whole story behind this technology.<\/p>\n<p>From the publication:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tested the theory with Kelli, and even we were surprised by what we found and saw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelli enabled the microphone feature and talked about her desire to go on safari, right down to her mode of transportation. \u2018I\u2019m really interested in going on an African safari. I think it\u2019d be wonderful to ride in one of those jeeps,\u2019 she said aloud, phone in hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLess than 60 seconds later, the first post on her Facebook feed was a safari story that seemed to pop up out of nowhere. Turns out, it was a story that had been posted three hours earlier. And, after mentioning a jeep, a car ad also appeared on her page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This test, the news organization contended, demonstrates how Facebook picks up \u201cbuzz words\u201d in order to show that particular user ads and posts matching their interests. The fact the professor made those comments after turning the feature on may serve as an example of how easily Facebook can trick users into giving the company access to their private conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Though Facebook claims it does not store or share user information, the very existence of the technology may give hackers, including government-backed security experts, a reason to explore private data further, putting the privacy \u2014 and even safety \u2014 of Facebook users in danger. What\u2019s more concerning about this issue is the company\u2019s previous association with the U.S. National Security Agency\u2019s PRISM program, which gave federal agents access to users\u2019 private data, including, emails, photos, and instant messages, among other things. While Facebook\u2019s more recent claims concerning user privacy regarding the microphone feature might be legitimate, the company\u2019s former cooperation with NSA officials could indicate the feds may seek to explore the microphone feature \u2014 whether Facebook agrees with them or not.<\/p>\n<p>Smart TV manufacturers like Samsung have recently been forced to publicly address privacy concerns after news broke the technology was listening to users\u2019 conversations. As the same users learn Android Smart TVs may also present vulnerabilities that give hackers the ability to record what they do, other members of the tech industry, like Facebook, might also face growing obstacles and skepticism from users.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, though Apple has aligned with the federal government in at least one case, the company was widely praised for standing for privacy rights in a legal standoff involving the FBI over the San Bernardino shooter\u2019s iPhone. But unlike Apple, whose hesitation regarding lobbying practices has earned negative attention from Congress in the past, Facebook has a relatively cozy relationship with Washington. Whether this relationship is mutually beneficial to both parties \u2014 and whether Facebook will respond like Apple has \u2014 remains to be seen.<br \/>\nBut Market-Ticker&#8217;s Karl Denninger rages further &#8211; demanding an answer to &#8220;how is this legal?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;the article Facebook appears to confirm that it does indeed use your microphone &#8212; which means it listens to and uploads the contents of speech and other sound around you when you are using the app.<\/p>\n<p>Explain to me, if you would, why you&#8217;d ever allow such a device in your pocket?&nbsp; Further, please explain to me exactly why you believe Facebook would only use this for &#8220;ad targeting&#8221;&#8230;.. when there is literally nothing to prevent them from doing otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, please explain why this is legal and Facebook and its officers are not under criminal indictment, particularly when you consider that people other than you may well speak within the listening range of your microphone, and while you may have given consent they did not and further, they had no idea they were being recorded!<\/p>\n<p>So you want to have a conversation with me, eh?&nbsp; Well I don&#8217;t consent to being recorded, and in many states (including Florida) unless said recorder is either openly and notoriously present and thus obvious (giving me the clear option to refuse to talk to you in its presence) or you have my consent it&#8217;s a felony to make that recording in any situation where I reasonably believe I&#8217;m not being taped or overheard.<\/p>\n<p>Oh by the way, the use to which you put the recording is immaterial; it is not legal in this state to do so for &#8220;purely&#8221; advertising purposes; any such use is unlawful and in fact it is a felony in this state.<\/p>\n<p>Heh Zuckerpig &#8212; your ass ought to be indicted for this crap, and Florida is not alone in criminalizing this activity.<\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2016-05-31\/forget-big-brother-facebook-watching-and-listening-everything-you-do\">link<\/a>[\/expander_maker]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F8040\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"8040\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F8040&text=Forget+Big+Brother%2C+Facebook+Is+Watching+%28And+Listening%29+To+Everything+You+Do\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"8040\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><p>Forget Big Brother, Facebook Is Watching (And Listening) To Everything You Do.It\u2019s irresistible, enticing and addicting.&nbsp; And, as News10.com reports, it\u2019s available 24-hours a day all over the world to billions of people. Facebook beckons to users seemingly with a two-prong approach \u2013 both the pressure and pleasure to post. 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