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Whatever I speak or msg about within Signal App appears on my youtube Recommended (self.privacy)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by ParticleAccelerator to c/privacy

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Using cheap samsung android phone, ive noticed for the last few years and so have my friends, that whatever we discuss during out signall phonecall, appears very blatantly obvious on my youtube recommended feeds.

I thought Signal was supposed to be private and automatically sandboxed?

If it is, then google clearly bend their own rules and peer into the app.

Does this happen to you? what is the explanation?

PS The Official Signal Reddit sub removed my post thread when I asked this question there.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean, are you using gboard? That would be the first place to look. And it isn't like there aren't other Google services that can access the mic.

You can sandbox anything you want, but if the rest of your device is running Google stuff, you're essentially trusting Google to not violate your privacy.

Florisboard is the current best maintained foss keyboard.

[–] ParticleAccelerator 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

using normal stock android samsung phone, i believe its google whos violating, thats why im gonna deGoogle my device soon