I’m convinced The Google is listening

[1-tonmudder]

Bringin this back to the top.My 6.0 PS is ready for an oil cooler and have been talking to a couple of folks about it over the past few days.Opened Google on my phone to Google 6.0 egr cooler (another story) and lo and behold look what came up on my Google wall!!!

 

[Halftrac]

Friend of ours keeps his phone in a faraday bag.Open when needed.

 

[a_kelley]

We have no internet at home aside from cellular.
I don't believe they can listen or track when like this..

 

[RatLabGuy]

harmonic resonance frequecy...butt i dont think the mic is that good

Nope, mic won't get it, sampling frequency to low.

However.... you can most certainly ID most fixtures and devices by sampling the AC line.

 

[ckruzer]

We have no internet at home aside from cellular.
I don't believe they can listen or track when like this..
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There is a YouTube out there that shows a phone carries around like this for a full day. As soon as it was put back together and turned on it proceeded to upload data to google. Analyzing the data showed it knew all the stops and turns and locations visited when the phone was off

 

[RatLabGuy]

There is a YouTube out there that shows a phone carries around like this for a full day. As soon as it was put back together and turned on it proceeded to upload data to google. Analyzing the data showed it knew all the stops and turns and locations visited when the phone was off

I'm no tin foil hat guy - but knowing how digital accelerometers in phones and similar devices work - that is literally impossible.

 

[a_kelley]

I'm no tin foil hat guy - but knowing how digital accelerometers in phones and similar devices work - that is literally impossible.

on my phone it is, there are no backup batteries, though it's theoretically possible if it picks up power from LW transmissions to power itself.. All it has to do is listen, record & later upload.

 

[Ron]

I'm no tin foil hat guy - but knowing how digital accelerometers in phones and similar devices work - that is literally impossible.

Capacitors or back up micro batteries

 

[a_kelley]

Capacitors or back up micro batteries

sure, but where? Both are physically "large" devices. I've got a super cap at the house that's rated at .5 farad at 5v and it's 1/4" thick by 1/2" square. Most micro batteries are normal coin cell or hearing aid size... So where did they hide them on this phone? Same model pictured above. I'll pull the tin plates off if you like, they're "extra" or junk boards.

*** Not to say applies to all models but most I've been into. iPhone & other non user disassembleable phones may differ. ***

 

[RatLabGuy]

Capacitors or back up micro batteries

In theory, yes, but in practice - after taking apart a handful of mainstream phones, there is no cap or battery big enough to provide the juice for any length of time.
The ADC necessary to make any use of the high precision IMUs used in phones require way too much juice. And you could forget any GPS at that wattage.
There are amazing ultra low power DSPs available now, but you can't forget that location tracking of any kind always starts with an analog device.
The demand for precision in consumer devices pretty much kills any true ultra-lower power operation

 

[RatLabGuy]

on my phone it is, there are no backup batteries, though it's theoretically possible if it picks up power from LW transmissions to power itself.. All it has to do is listen, record & later upload.

You'd have to be sitting right on top of that LW transmitter to get enough power.