Source: Justin Pot, HowToGeek.com, April 29, 2018
Multiple people I know are convinced that Facebook is listening to their phone calls and in-person conversations.
Call it the Microphone Myth. But why do these myths continue to persist despite there being no hard evidence?
People are paranoid about Facebook, but they don’t know where to put that paranoia. Conspiracy theories are the inevitable result.
Believers of the Microphone Myth point to mostly coincidental ads they’ve seen as evidence.