Our phones might not be listening in on us... but are they watching us?

So, there has been this ongoing urban legend that certain apps on your phone will use the device's microphone even when its asleep in your pocket or on a table. It would listen in on real-life conversations, trying to pick up specific keywords in order to serve targeted ads immediately after.

Computer science academics at the Northeastern University set out to examine if there's any truth to this myth. Long story short? The research did not find any concrete evidence that the microphones are used to listen in on us. But it found other alarming things — certain apps ...

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