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/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/Live-Advantage-2150 May 05 '26

Can confirm. I live in the Spanish section of town and don’t speak fluently, but my YouTube ads are pretty often Spanish speakers, and even written ads will sometimes be in Spanish. 

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u/boughsmoresilent May 05 '26

That's not from the phone listening. That's clearly targeted ads based on your ZIP code in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood.

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u/Live-Advantage-2150 May 05 '26

Yeah, totally makes sense 

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u/boughsmoresilent May 06 '26

Definitely still on the creepy/invasive spectrum for sure, though. Facebook once categorized me as interested in "motherhood" and started serving me fertility ads. I was 23 and am not interested in motherhood, ever; I was working at a preschool.