to your cell phone is listeing to your tv... I just KNEW IT

companies have figured out how to use inaudible sounds to establish links between devices.

Here’s how software from SilverPush, a leading provider of “audio beacons,” works: When you visit a website that uses SilverPush tracking technology, the site causes your device to emit an inaudible ultrasonic sound. If any other devices you’ve got lying around—a laptop, a phone, a tablet—has an app installed that includes SilverPush code, it’s listening for that sound. If it hears it, SilverPush knows that the two devices are close to one another and, presumably, belong to the same person.

More recently, SilverPush expanded into television advertising: Certain TV commercials include an ultrasonic audio beacon. Any nearby devices running SilverPush software will be listening for the beacon—if a device hears it, it records the match, allowing the company to figure out what ads users watch and for how long, and add that information to the user’s profile.

so far I am unable to find out WHAT software has this imbeded in it

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OogieBoogie · F

This information stalking has been going on for DECADES.

I remember years ago, we used to have satellite TV.

And I have a aspie brother who's interested in physics, chemistry and electronics.

When he studied our satellite box that had all the channels on it, he found that there was a huge bandwith broadcasting back... Allocated to nothing!

It was transmitting information from our end.
This channel was larger than any of the channels coming in.

This was before smart TV's, built in cameras, and all this new algorithmic spyware.

And I've experienced The proverbial 'ad feed' from just conversations had in person, not even talking on the phone.

People are so intrigued about AI.
Personally, it terrifies me.

One little mistake and we become lab rats.