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“I swear my phone is listening to me,” said everyone with a smartphone.
And they’re not just talking about Siri. Targeted ads and friends’ posts regularly pop up on Instagram and Facebook in the midst of our conversations about those very products and people.
Coincidence? No one has been able to conclusively prove otherwise, but we do know Alexa is recording us on our Echo Dots.
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