You may have seen the headlines before: “Is Facebook Secretly Listening to Your Conversations?” The answer is no—as far as you trust Facebook. It’s just that many people don’t.
Questions about Facebook’s use of microphones on users’ phones have popped up in media at least since last year. They were primarily based on anecdotal accounts. Somebody said something with a phone around or talked about something on the phone and, soon enough, Facebook or Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) showed an ad based on the keywords from the conversation.
