Google spying thru your camera.

[Therapist]

Just wondering.
I was recently shopping and happened to pass by the isle with office chairs pale ShopRite. I didn't speak anything related to office furniture. But I took some photos of the ones I fancied.
When I got home all my Social media accounts had Adverts related to office furniture. I mean all. From FB to Reddit, even AliExpress.
So has the spyware game by Google been upgraded?

 

[shocks]

Does your phone backup photos to google drive by default?

 

[Therapist]

Does your phone backup photos to google drive by default?

Yep

 

[Mayekeke]

Another reason could be location, from what I've heard, correct me if I'm wrong, even if you disable location on your phone, Google by default still knows your location.

 

[upepo]

Just wondering.
I was recently shopping and happened to pass by the isle with office chairs pale ShopRite. I didn't speak anything related to office furniture. But I took some photos of the ones I fancied.
When I got home all my Social media accounts had Adverts related to office furniture. I mean all. From FB to Reddit, even AliExpress.
So has the spyware game by Google been upgraded?

Have you forgotten that virtually all installed applications have permission to access everything you consider personal, including access to your gallery? Huawei Mate 30 without google apps is your solution.

 

[Makavelli]

Does your phone backup photos to google drive by default?

Jamaa ilijipeleka kichinjio

 

[Makavelli]

Another reason could be location, from what I've heard, correct me if I'm wrong, even if you disable location on your phone, Google by default still knows your location.

Yep bdo wanatambua shimo yny uko

 

[MbitikaZetu]

Another reason could be location, from what I've heard, correct me if I'm wrong, even if you disable location on your phone, Google by default still knows your location.

Yes. By GPS navigation

 

[Therapist]

Yes. By GPS navigation

Playing around with locations I somehow saw they even know the layout of my house! From my smartwatch! n I thought only roombas did that!

 

[Aviator]

Just wondering.
I was recently shopping and happened to pass by the isle with office chairs pale ShopRite. I didn't speak anything related to office furniture. But I took some photos of the ones I fancied.
When I got home all my Social media accounts had Adverts related to office furniture. I mean all. From FB to Reddit, even AliExpress.
So has the spyware game by Google been upgraded?

That is exactly their business.
Or where do you think they get their billions from?
And think of it. Is it really a bad thing for Google to present you with offers for something you're clearly interested in?

 

[Luther12]

Yep

Say no more! Ugua pole.

 

[Alexa Fine]

Even if you secure your phone. Google knows your friends. Friend of friends, and the email exchanges you have been having prior. So it will translate and derive something from that.

 

[Duke of Busia]

So nkienda na mubibi na atumie camera yangu kupiga bikini zake pics you mean itaniletea similar related content

 

[ShakaZulu]

Google even uses your phones microphone to listen to you. If you talk to someone about travelling broad you start getting adverts "fly emirates". it picks some words and fill in the rest

 

[Okiya]

Blame those apps which for you to download them, they have to access unrelated things like camera, contacts, location and photos.