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Whatever I speak or msg about within Signal App appears on my youtube Recommended (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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] 57 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If anything is spying, I'd be more inclined to say it's your keyboard than Signal.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And the YouTube app

And being logged into YouTube

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I dont use the youtube app, i use firefox or brave browser, and neve rlogged into youtube.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What does my keyboard have anything to do with speaking via signal phonecall?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is the first I'm hearing of a phone call. You should mention that in your post.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Whatever I speak or msg about within Signal App appears on my youtube Recommended

Um