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Post by saltydog on Mar 24, 2021 5:18:31 GMT -5
About a yr ago a coworker an I were talking, our phones were on our work bench. I had ask him about a friend of his son. Well after the conversation we went about our business. Then 2 days later the guys friend that we were taking about pops up on my facebook as someone I may know, (I am not friends with him on my face book). Ive also ordered things online with my lap top just to have them show up on my phone as an advertisement. I do no buying or bill paying on my phone. No I dont have a tin foil hat either !
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Post by bartiks on Mar 25, 2021 9:17:38 GMT -5
If anyone on here doesn't think that your phone isn't listening probably believes that unicorns are real. Just try it. Do it by yourself and talk out loud and say something like "boy I'd like to go visit gatlinburg", next pull out your phone and type in google "vacation in the smoky mountains". More than likely it will show gatlinburg. It all trickle's back to the EULA (End User Licensing Agreement) for the apps you have on your phone. If you get to poking around in your phone all the permissions that you agree to, it's frightening.
Not to mention if your wife is like mine and just clicks yes before reading them, now they have your phone number your name and eventually "Habib" from india calls you and tells you that you have inherited a fortune. However you just need to go get some prepaid gift cards so you can claim your millions.
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Post by esshup on Mar 25, 2021 11:04:04 GMT -5
It's not just your phone. I can search for things on Google and then I start getting pop-up ads for what I searched for if I shut off the pop-up blocker.
That's one of the reasons why I will never have Alexa or something like that in the house.
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Post by 36fan on Mar 25, 2021 14:13:30 GMT -5
It's not a scam. I started getting the messages at 45, and I'm 46. The messages came from the same number I get messages from for emergencies and alarms at the state government center.
I expect most people got the messages through the BMV database.
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