I was having a chat with someone about a holiday she went on with a company called 'Luxury Escapes' - not really into travel myself so don't follow or search for any info as such. I'm also not connected to the person I was chatting with on any social media. We have swapped texts in that past but that is all.
When I opened my phone and looked at Facebook thirty mins later there was an ad for Luxury Escapes. I checked my iphone settings and microphone was disabled for Facebook so apparently it shouldn't have been listening. I do have an apple watch but Facebook is not installed on that.
Of course this could just be coincidence! But I have had similiar many times. It's just this time I was so sure there is no other connection to this person or the company.
I'm sick of Facebook claiming it doesn't listen, then getting a load of suspiciously targetted ads. Any ideas what is going on?
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CBAMumma · 18/03/2024 05:40
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18/03/2024 08:09
CBAMumma · 18/03/2024 07:59
I don't have Alexa or Google Home. And I didn't even have the conversation at home. This isn't a one-off either, I'm just certain of the exact circumstances this time).
I was wondering if there is some sort of cross-platform listening (eg I have microphone enabled in WhatsApp on my phone so I can make calls, but surely this couldn't pass to Facebook)
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