from Hacker News

China rethinks the Jack Ma model

by DogOfTheGaps on 1/2/21, 4:49 AM with 1 comments

  • by Lx1oG-AWb6h_ZG0 on 1/2/21, 5:15 AM

    > In some cases, programs will order apps to secretly turn on the microphone of the user and record daily conversations. The system will then use AI tools to analyse chat contents, often by capturing keywords, and make the app push relevant products or contents for the user, the 30-year-old engineer said, who only gave his last name as Wang. Some apps would also collect user’s real-time location information when users are not using the app, he added.

    Wow, and I thought Facebook was sleazy... imagine if the rest of the App Store was like this as well.