Are Your Smart Devices (Siri, Alexa, Google) Eavesdropping On You?

November 23rd, 2022

Have you ever had a conversation about a topic, and then later that day you start seeing news, ads, or updates about that subject, and said to yourself, "This can't be a coincidence"?

Well, you're probably right.

According to Norton, who you may remember as an antivirus software company and who now also owns LifeLock, the answer to the question "are your devices listening to you?" is yes, because that's their job.

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