I find this statement from Facebook in the article to be oddly worded, as if it was carefully constructed by a lawyer to avoid getting caught in a lie:
"Facebook does not use your phone's microphone to inform ads or to change what you see in News Feed."
OK... so they are saying they don't use your microphone to target ads. But how about precisely enumerating how FB uses your microphone?
Do they use it for any purpose other than helping you communicate during a call?
Do they try to infer any persona information about you, which can then be used indirectly to make money from your data?
I too have had odd coincidences where eerily relevant ads show up after I have had a conversation. If only FB was more transparent about what they do, I might not be so paranoid about it.
"Facebook does not use your phone's microphone to inform ads or to change what you see in News Feed."
OK... so they are saying they don't use your microphone to target ads. But how about precisely enumerating how FB uses your microphone?
Do they use it for any purpose other than helping you communicate during a call?
Do they try to infer any persona information about you, which can then be used indirectly to make money from your data?
I too have had odd coincidences where eerily relevant ads show up after I have had a conversation. If only FB was more transparent about what they do, I might not be so paranoid about it.