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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoAndroid only solution, I think. Admittedly I don’t know I iPhone very well.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoAnecdotally, it’s not even a solution. I’ve run into “coincidental” ads without having the FB app installed (visiting FB via browser).
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-28 months agoThen they’ve installed a root kit on your computer because that’s the only way they could have access to your microphone, the web browser blocks it otherwise.
Android only solution, I think. Admittedly I don’t know I iPhone very well.
Anecdotally, it’s not even a solution. I’ve run into “coincidental” ads without having the FB app installed (visiting FB via browser).
Then they’ve installed a root kit on your computer because that’s the only way they could have access to your microphone, the web browser blocks it otherwise.