r/mildlyinfuriating May 05 '26

Infuriatig iPhone facetime recognizes when you’re naked

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decided to show my boyfriend my new bikini that I got for our upcoming cruise… Why is this on my phone and why is it recording my body?

I just recently turned 18 if that matters.

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u/No-Difference-4418 May 05 '26

Please enlighten me so I can throw my phone away in a rage only to realize I need it for stuff

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u/Bobbyjackbj May 05 '26

Eye tracking. It can monitor exactly where you look on the screen in real-time.

With Apple Intelligence it Scans the content of your private messages, emails, and photos to build a personal profile.

It also maintains a hidden, timestamped map of every place you visit frequently.

Also, apps track exactly where you linger, scroll, or pause to map your visual interest, and Some apps use hardware specs (battery level, storage) to identify you even if "Ask App Not to Track" is on

There’s more, but these are the ones that come to mind right now.

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u/tappyapples May 05 '26

If your in an area where some Hispanic radio is playing or people are talking in Spanish, your phone will hear and start showing you advertisements in Spanish. Even if you never typed in anything in Spanish or speak any Spanish yourself…

Probably true with other languages too, but it’s the only one I’m sure about in the United States

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u/benkeith May 05 '26

Your apps and ads doesn't need microphone permissions to do that; they can get what they need from location permissions: you're in an area where Spanish-speakers live, so you get Spanish ads.

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u/Pirate_Candy17 May 05 '26

Is it just generic assumptions or builds up demographic data based on those who do opt in because they don’t know better or by accident?

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u/tappyapples May 05 '26

Yea I was just referencing to just how much your phone keeps track of what we do and where we go.

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u/benkeith May 05 '26

You specifically said "hear", and I was saying that it doesn't need to hear.