Did you know that the Facebook mobile app likely has access to your smartphone microphone? And recently, a conspiracy theory that the mobile app listens to your conversations for advertising purposes ...

Facebook allows people to discreetly monitor the lives of their friends, family and “frenemies” under the radar, but a new feature on the social media site’s mobile app isn’t sitting well with some ...

In a story that mostly proves Facebook really doesn't manipulate what stories are popular on its service, today the company responded to a rumor that its app is listening in on users. This time around ...

The chat feature of Facebook allows you to voice chat with your friends and family. You must have a built-in microphone or external microphone to chat. If you notice that your microphone isn't working ...

Facebook might not be listening to your conversations, but if you’re still concerned, there’s a simple way to avoid it. Kelli Burns, a mass communications professor at University of South Florida, ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said a lot of things during the Congressional hearings this week, one of which was: “No, Facebook does not use your phone microphone to listen in on your conversations and ...

Facebook wants you all to know that it’s not listening to your microphone to covertly sell you ads, nope, no way, nuh-uh, no siree, no way! In a blog post published Thursday, Facebook rushed to assure ...

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Last year, Facebook released a statement that it does not “listen” to conversations for the purpose of serving contextual advertising in the News Feed. And recently, a Facebook exec reiterated that ...

Facebook wants you to know that it’s not listening to you through your cell phone’s microphone. In a Thursday post on its website, the social media network countered recent claims that its mobile app ...

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