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There's a wildly popular conspiracy theory that Facebook listens to your private phone calls, and no matter what the tech giant says people just aren't convinced it's not true
There's a wildly popular conspiracy theory that Facebook listens to your private phone calls, and no matter what the tech giant says people just aren't convinced it's not true
May 18, 2019, 17:46 IST
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The root of this belief goes back further, to 2014, when Facebook added a feature to its smartphone app for identifying music.
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When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the US Congress last April, he was asked by lawmakers about this exact thing.
There's a good reason so many people are paranoid about Facebook: The company has given people plenty of reason to be paranoid.
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Why this almost certainly isn't true.
Don't believe us? Here's how to disable Facebook from using your phone's mic.