Putting the giants on a diet

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In my previous post I highlighted how Facebook eerily seems to target advertising based on what you post, comment and like (do the “thumbs up”, or “heart” etc). I also described an experience that made me feel like Facebook was listening through not only mine but also a friend's iPhone.

I have now been told that it isn’t possible to use the microphone in that way, and that it would be technically impossible to do…