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amelius
on Dec 17, 2022
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Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail ...
Also your Android keyboard may be listening to anything you say in those E2EE apps.
helloworld11
on Dec 18, 2022
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Is this a persistent problem in android phones? Is there any way to avoid it (except using iOS)?
izacus
on Dec 18, 2022
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There's no difference in this problem between Android and iOS.
On both phones the keyboard software "listens" to what you type, how else would it function?
helloworld11
on Dec 18, 2022
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Yes but the key question is, where is the listening done and where is the data stored?
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