Is Google always listening: Live Test
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2018
- Follow up video: • Follow up: Is Google A...
Does Google and Facebook listen in and record conversations and audio even when they're not open? I perform a live test using Google chrome on a Windows 10 PC to discover whether my microphone appears to be recording me even when my browser is turned off in order to better target advertisements.
As pointed out in the comments, there are too many flaws in my methodology to draw any conclusions (for instance I am live streaming directly to CZcams which of course necessitates recording my microphone the whole time). For a much more rigorous and scientific test watch here: • Video
Watch the follow-up video here for various reasons that explain this outcome: czcams.com/video/kv8gvXPwWjY/video.html
The single biggest flaw in this video is that I am live streaming directly to CZcams which is of course recording and processing the microphone's audio the entire time. More generally I agree with many of you that this was a poorly done experiment and I contaminated the results rather quickly by clicking on that first ad. Whether it was Google, Cortana, malicious adware, or something else is entirely debatable and I of course make no conclusive statements about the veracity of my results.
For a much more rigorous and scientific test watch this guy's video: czcams.com/video/SmM9ch_oXA4/video.html
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Mitchollow lol even on total Fark you had dog toy ads
So what you're saying is this vid is kinda useless?
You said many times affordable that’s why we saw an ad of Ford in your video 🧐🤨 "afFORDable" That’s maybe the reason??
me:*sings into microphone*
google: autotune?
underrated
@@drippiebread6246 YEP
Lmao
Damn that must hurt
oh shit
*Google hears you and your wife talking about how you want to divorce.*
**gets Tinder Ad**
Im gonna take my perimeter here on the high ground, this comment will get some likes
Oof
F
Sai bat ha
(Translation)true talk
...
the fact that i was talking to a friend about google listening to me and then yt rcommending this video is top tier
Bro, like 30mins ago i was in a call in discord talking to a friend about google listenning to us and now youtube recommended to me this video too, i-i dont feel safe anymore...
bro💀
this shows their dominance
The funny thing is that I just said this in a room on my own
😂😂
The fact that there were dog toy ads on farq itself and he didn't even notice is crazy
I KNEW SOMEONE ELSE HAD TO HAVE SEEN THAT TOO. heart rate immediately: 📈📈📈📈
i saw that too
Holy shit I didnt notice as well until I read this comment
Me: I need to find a girlfriend
Google ads: ERROR 404
🤣
707
@@siver-gaes6654 error 69
Nope Google showing up dating app ads, xd
Google ads: buy these brand new Boy Toys!
SO THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS GET TOILET PAPER ADS
I say "Shit" all the time.
LMAOOOOO
@@nsjskddjxbdbjd4895the "spying" on us really sucks and all but this video has the best dang comments I've seen in ages!!!🤣😂
I died reading this I don’t know why
@@beefboss7131 cos it's boomer humour
Lmao
Anyone randomly recommended this in 2024? 😭😭
Omg, yeah!😭
Yes hi!
yes
yep xd
mhm
And this is so fantastic that CZcams didn't delete this video after 5 years
Well duhh. If they deleted this video, then it would look like they’re hiding something from us. (Even though they already are)
Ever heard of the Streisand effect ? + This has been known for years and nobody seems to care
Why would they? It's all in there terms and app terms.
-Hey Google, are you listening?
-No.
*Interesting*
*hmm intensifies*
-Hey Google, are u listening? -I’m trying
Abyss Z jasr
Sorry I don't know about that
Murderers: how do we hide a body?
Google: shovel advertisement
Marcel Kuhelj XDD Omg Lol
Lol
lmao
Haha
Underated🔥😂
I absolutely love how google pushes this video on its algorithm to 23 million people as of today.
how do yk that exact number? have you hacked them or something?
@@rahulgemnani google wants you to buy a glass, ITS RIGHT NEAR THE VIDEOS TITLE WTH
23,509,311 views as of rn (not joking btw)
5:15 he didn't even notice
2 ads immediately lol.
i didnt notice either until i saw ur comment lol
I saw it and was gunna comment this lol
I noticed it I thought he will later in the video lol
CZcams : lets recommend this video
Google : wAiT wHaT n0
😂😂
Hilarious 😂😂😂👌
LOL
🤣🤣
FBI:
Me: God, I feel tired and bored
Google: *Drug advertisement*
Lmao
You have 24 subs
Bruh we matchin
anger issues hell yea
1000 SUBSCRIBERS WITHOUT A VIDEO I got you your 1000th like you’re welcome
It’s five years later, and I’m pretty sure we passed into the realm of video recognition by now. Holding up that paper would be the first mistake nowadays in the experiment setup.
I think it videoing you and giving you adds would be SCARIER. Not a poor experiment setup but a sinister one lol
@@Aaron19987I would like to see a video on that 😂
Wink if you're trapped OR want some DOG TOYS!!😂
Not surprising with Google's or Alphabet's wealth and dominance over the web browser market. They know anyone who has suspicions will just be laughed off by others. Even their censorship of CZcams comments they find offensive: they don't just censor words, their software analyzes the context too. Some group of people actually were paid and sat down to code this stuff. Even the results page too. This corporation is sick.
Your comment gave me inmense cringe
He missed the first dog toy ad when he reopened Fark
And the fact that Google didn't block this video and recommended me this on CZcams.
They litterally show their dominance.
They know. It comical for them at this point. It’s over my good people.
there is no person actively thinking about what to show people and how to process the information. It's ai
@@maestro3887not ai it just the algorithm
@@briannac2231 I'd call the algorithm an ai because it's capable of learning.
Me: i hate my life
Google: locating nearest bridge
Linus Roren XD
Ha
Linus Roren let me make that *BETTER*
Me: GOD LIFE IS ANNOYING CAUSE OF FRIKIN SCHOOL
Google: Would you like to order a gun and lighter?
@@dogegamezboistudio7633 lol "better"
dont even need to say it out loud in my case, just type in "how to " on my seach bar on my browser and its first recommended result
5:18 the fact that the ad was already there 😂
Funny that just 5 years ago we were still wondering if our devices were listening to us while today it's just an accepted fact and we can't do shit about it. And it's actually even worse: face recognition, cameras everywhere, adds popping up while you are just even *thinking* about stuff, location tracking, deep fakes... we are living in the dystopia and I hate it.
Read « the circle » from Dave Eggers, terrifying dystopia and we’re absolutely into the same situation
Cope.
We aren't living in a dystopia. If you just put your phone down for a minute and go outside, you'll realize that you're an ungrateful loser.
Show me on the doll where the Google analytics touched you.
@@RandomGoober_ sure Jan... just because you out your phone down doesn't stop all of that from happening.
You: (sneezes)
Google: bless you
You: oh naw
anthony johnson you weren’t suppose to say that
Oh lord that would scare the shit of my bones
@@watachinao5045
That would be kinda cool though
anthony johnson Google: *Kleenex ad*
“Wait a minuuute”
I noticed this a few years ago. Even when phone screen was off and in my pocket I would start seeing very specific ads related to conversations I'd had.
Later, while on a family trip, my kids and I started talking about random stuff just to see if it would influence the ads on my phone. Sure enough I started getting ads related to every single thing we mentioned (funeral services, leatherworking tools, cruises, real estate investing, lawyers, tennis rackets, korean restaurants,...etc)
@@TopTozz I don't doubt it bit.
"how to deal with bullies."
google: *gun ads*
*Privacy exists*
*Google:* hippity hoppity, that's now my property
Marko GT No I did this comment before you did it wrong it’s hippity hoppity your privacy is now my property
I’m the 500th like just saying
Ownage pranks?
I am the 1000k like
Leche.16 i was about to be the 1000 follower
So you're saying.. someone whispers ' hot women near you' into my microphone twice a day?
No you watch too much porn
CAUDILLO yup
CAUDILLO BIG WOOSH
RISING PX OMG SAMEE
It’s not always worked that way, i mean like ofcourse Advertisement is everywhere. But it might be just totally random and stupid ads. I guess..?
What's more mind-blowing is that Google, CZcams and other platforms are literally showing me things that I have just THOUGHT about. Never spoken, just thought about.
Happens to me too. Far more often, than I care to admit.
Yeah they can read minds
@@microx69 The algorithm knows more about you than you know yourself. It recognizes patterns. It can basically guess what you are thinking much like your spouse when it has enough info.
The worst part was, on 5:19 there was a dog flea and tick protection ad.
Some random kid: God i hate being bullied at school.
Google: Do you want to buy an AK47
I'm your 69th like but that's not why I liked this is just hilarious😂
Ar 15*
Oh that’s *_dark_*
What about lmg LOL
*ad for pumped up kicks pops up*
Me: I wonder if google is listening to me..
CZcams: *recommends this video*
xD
Ethan Wayhoo underrated comment😂
Lol
That literally just happend to me. Well I didnt say it but I send a message to my friend saying that I think I'm being listened to. Reason being earlier today me and my dad were talking about Steve Carell on the office and why he left . Which lead to me getting I a video on my home page of CZcams about it. Shortly after I sent the message this video was recommended. Rather eerie if you ask me.
It actually happened to me. I was talking about this yesterday with my dad
I immediately went in and disabled my microphone - your video is 5 years old but I've seen enough crazy things come up that I believe it's still happening!
the way i gasped when the dog ads started appearing on Fark before he even noticed
Me: sees this video
Me after: *looks at google*
Google: dont even think about it
SimonThePixel XD Underatted
Yes but actually yes
I was the 1000th like
Google also uses your camera to spy on you confirmed!
Me to google CMERE BOIIIII!!!
Google: *buys youtube*
CZcams: *recommend this*
Google: Am i joke to you?
Лол
Abdulaziz Aljaser nah sorry you're the dumbass, CZcams was an independent silicone valley startup that was purchased by Google. How about you don't be a dick for no reason, ey?
@@pepegich6194 ъуъ съука
More like respect your mother
@Abdulaziz Aljaser idiot google buys yt kid
I love that your video for me was right above another video that is literally something i was talking about earlier today.
0:45 Actually one of the big reasons that happens a lot is because google, along with other big sites and apps, will use your location by tracking when you and other users are nearby.
Lets say one of your friends really wants a new pair of shoes. They come up to you and starts talking to you about them, and earlier that day they were searching them up on the internet looking at them. When you open up your phone after the conversation, you somehow also end up seeing ads for the same shoes they were talking about, even though you’ve never even seen them or searched them in your life. Many people who worked for big social media companies or websites says this happens because the app recognizes when your around another user frequently using you and the other users location, then which the app assumes yall two are friends or at least acquaintances. So the app will give you related ads that are like the other user you are around a lot.
This might not be true for all apps, but it’s scary to know how far some apps will go just to sell you some information.
I'm deaf, Google can't hear me
Next day
Google: Online Hand sign language course
Mute*
Inmate?
Marina P I’m hard of hearing and calling us mute is one of the most disrespectful things you could do.
If Your Deaf, Then How Can You Write This!?
Oof, we have sign language and can learn letters, it may take a little longer, but still we can learn letters
"God, i can't take school anymore."
Google: *Guns Advertisement*
Oh *shit* that took a turn mad quick.😂😂😂
@@roninyasuo4301 Im pro gun rights but that was hella funny
*run better run,out run my gun*
*696 likes*
Blasts pumped up kicks
I've always been doubtful about this. And finally a video about it popped up on my feed.
2 days ago my girlfriend told me that her dream is to become a flight attendant
I immediately opened CZcams after that and the first ad i found saying "became part of Qatar airways apply now"
Lucky me I am not native English speaker
Next day...
English Speaking Course Online
Xceed Xeed 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ahhahahahaha
**duolingo ad stars playing**
@@cyrias1919 dudaduda
Well I can tell it also works with French and Italian...
Person: ughh I hate my life
Google: would you like to buy ropes?
DavidNeu102 I’m dying 😂
Lol
Nope thats bing
XD OOF
XD
the fact that yt can't remove this vid cause that would just oil the fire.
me: *breathes into mic softly*
google: $2 oxygen in your area
i about died laughing
CrazyBraylon90 too far
@@callummacleod3146 yes
Lol
*Mr. O'Hare would like to know your location*
Privacy *exist*
Goggle: hippity hoppity thats now my propriety
I'll do you a better one:
*clears throat*
Privacy: *exist*
Google: Hippity Hoppity your privacy is now my propriety
@@adondis6761 thanks dude
Ownage pranks : am i a joke to you ?
@@MrJoudeh21 😂😂😂😂
Like begger
I don’t have breast cancer 💀💀💀
maybe they dont just listen lol
I was actually talking about this video to my friend (I haven't seen it in years) and all of a sudden it pops up on my recommended page.
they don't even care about what you're talking about, they're just like "oh he's talkin' about this? RECOMMEND IT TO HIM IDK"
@@jayholland6023Fr
**singing a song that i dont know the name of**
Google: HeRe iT iS
*Shazam* : am i a joke to u?
Very good service xd
Good one too
i wish
My phone does that
Guy: Man, I hate my dog!
Google: *Ad for chocolate”
Lol
wait hating dogs is illegal
@@sleepyduxx9555 did you understand this joke?
@@AsthaSinhaYT Cleitão didn't understand, help me :(
@@discordvenusiano7148 dogs die if they eat chocolate
Me: having a bad microphone
Google: Ad of good microphone
Ironic that watching this, and then I open the weather channel app on my phone, and I don't have dogs and I was getting ads for dog stuff, too, because it heard this video.
There's literally a dog toy ad on fark after he says that all
And?
@@db5094 nigga poop sock
No. That's a seresto ad. Seresto seresto seresto
Excitableosprey omg that was so annoying when he didn’t realize it was there
D B its means there listening
Me: Starts saying that Fortnite is actually amazing
Google: *Mental Hospital Advertisement*
Lolololololololololololol
😂😂😂😂
Google:"Locating the nearest Mental Hospital"
Edit: I am furious balance has been disrupted whoever did this will pay for there actions
Roasted
Definitely does.
A friend and I were talking about me needing a new mouse for my laptop.
I immediately got adverts for cheap mouseses on Facebook, Twitter, my browser opening screen, and CZcams.
Same thing happens when I once had a long nerdy conversation about lightsabres to a friend and if they'd be physically possible to make... boom, adverts for those handmade lightsabre toys all over my feed..
I love when you ask google, they deny it completely but they still recommed this video…
Me: is my information secure?
Google: *YES'NT*
Wassap u were on the replies
@@ancientprezent7916 wait what
@@kato3415 he replied to another comment
YESN’T is the best in the world
*Throws phone and computer away*
Me: I’m depressed
Google: suicide prevention hotline
Bing: Locations near you that sell ropes!
Bing is there for you
Bing: Why are you booing me? I'm right!
Bing just trying to help
i was wondering what would happen if i vented my suicidal ideation loudly next to my mic during the video. guess i have the answer.
The final fight: Google vs bing
They only listen to ur problems so they can sell you a solution
-Ad block
"I'm depressed"
- BetterHelp ad
a
destruction 100
Big brain 100
ASAP Cartier yeah
xD hHaha
-respect
*says the most random thing that doesn't even exist*
Google: shows an ad for it
Me: wtf
It's a new SCP
how does this get likes, it's not even remotely funny.
@@riolusanchez this
Not just google. Wish ads.
@@timkuznetsov54 omg yes 🤣🤣
Literally yesterday a friend was telling me about this exact video and today I get it recommended.
me: just chilling
ads: get help for your mental health
me: tf
Bro I was talking about how google listens to us today and this video gets recommended to me
Wtf😂😂😂
Same here!!!!!
I was talking about Orwell's 1984.
Same
WTF!!!!
Girlfriend
I say girlfriend
Said :)
Nvm
This must be the most underrated comment ever
@@Phaseofftime lol
Btfol
Plot twist: google had access to your camera and was already lining up the dog toys ads before you even talked about it.
Me singing anything near my computer
Google ad : How to improve your singing.
Your mic: *exists*
Google: *ITS FREE REAL ESTATE*
Lmao 😂
@@pcgaming002 FAF
Keep the likes at 699
Fuckin weeb
Stonks
That's why all these porn ads are showing up at my friends house.
"Horny Singles Near You"
Girlfriend: "That's so weird, I never get those"
Yup
You know what that means 😏
jeffy spaghetti HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH
Para 666 likes
5:25 lmaooo, the right hand side. he didnt even need to open up any of the previous websites
5:16
Fark alredy had dog toys ads and bro didn’t notice 💀
“well everybody it’s time to throw away your microphones”
*now he’ll start getting microphone ads*
what if you have a mic built into your pc
Master PERFECT99 burn your pc lol
NutHope oh yeah yeah
K then you should throw away your smart phone because it listens to you 24/7
Master PERFECT99 render the microphone useless by either
a) Opening your computer and severing the wire or removing the PCB with the microphone
or
b)poking a knife into the microphone hole until it no longer works
Me: Ad blocker
Google: Wait that's illegal.
Dead fucking meme
Porno
NBAFade wasn’t even funny as well
Wait thats illegal ! You are copying davie504
Lol
Teacher: whats the population of china
Student: 2:52
2018: google hear us?
2024: I WON'T SEARCH ANYTINH ANYMORE LIKE THE CAVEMANS DO, I WANT A PHONE, SHOW ME ADS OF PHONES
Jake paul: i’m the fastest growing youtuber
Tati: hold my beer
Google: you wanna buy beer holder?
Krijn Stroober XD
LMFAO
Krijn Stroober hahaha
ProJared: I'm the fastest dying channel.
James Charles: Hold my makeup kit.
*GOOGLE* want a makeup kit?
Haha
Friend: “I bet you can’t do 50 push ups”
Me: “hold my beer”
Google: “beer holder 3000”
Lmfao
(3000 is price)
I'm crying
Lmfaooo
😂😂😂
I figured this a long time ago when I came home from outside, jokingly exclaimed "godDAMN I need a massage" even though I wasnt planning to get one, open youtube, and there it is an ad on massaging.
"that's just the asian people again" YO LMFAO
Me: It's good that I don't have а microphone
Google: Get a new microphone at a 70% discount
Hahhahaahaahah
what how will google hear u if u dont have a microphone? 🤔🤔
@@memeshackclap whooosh
Emily P im not stupid now its a joke. Btw mine was a joke too r/ wooosh b*tch
Ninja wasn’t a very well structured joke. If you can even call it one
Sometimes ads appear about products that I've only thought about
Janek Green fuck same this shit is scary
I think you searched or typed some relating things to it so it appears in youe ads
Mind blown! Same
Google listens to your thoughts
I just hope it's pattern recognition and not some mind reading technology
I was talking to a friend about Google listening a few days ago. Got recommended this video. Well…
YT recommending this to me after hearing me say that google is always listening is crazy
Ad blocker: **exists**
Google: *wait thats illegal*
Nobody:
Literally Nobody:
Me: These kinds of comments are overrated
Unknown Being
You: Pp big for me
Magyar GabeN I was your 1,000th like 😌
Sure, but the Ad blocker doesn't keep them from listening. And I care about that a lot more than them showing me ads, targeted or not.
Nice
"Its time to trhow away your microphones" *Advertisement for new microphones starts to show up*
CancerBrothers2 HAHAHAAJJA
Hahahah
LMAO
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha
My friends and I were talking about whether Google was listening to us and I saw this video.
always knew they were listening but this just seals the deal.
Me:God I hate superman
Google:kryptonite for sale!!
😆😆
Christian Dominic what’s kryptonite
@@user-fo4ue9mo4z it's a cryptic night
@@user-fo4ue9mo4z its lsd
@MeTheCoder lol
person: what’s a good drink
google: *bleach ads*
lol
XD
Bing*
Zurkzi i don’t get it
Zurkzi I literally saw someone ruin the 666 who did it
I can give you 3 instances where I feel are too weird to be true:
1. I was talking about possibly going on a trip to Minnesota and I when I searched for “flights to” to do research, the second search was flights to Minneapolis. The only debunk is that I might’ve looked up things to do in Minnesota that morning while I was thinking about it.
2. Me and my father were discussing Israel vs. Palestine in November. After we were done, I opened my Twitter and I had several recommendations for Israel/Palestine content/news, when I’ve never seen it before. I have no explanation for this one.
3. I was searching nutrition information for medium baked potato. I was talking about the potato before. I search up “carbs in a medium” and the first thing was baked potato. The only debunk was that after searching the same thing weeks later, baked potato came up.
It's crazy that i was just thinking about this subject and i get recommended this video 😮
*Me a day before i got this reccomendation:* is google always listening?
*Reccomendations:*
10, 000 Subscribers with no videos
H
Same. I Said something to my mom this is true. It was a few days ago and havent been using CZcams in the time in between that moment and Now. And i got this video
H
Beggar
Lol
Me:I'm having a heart attack
Google:should I call 911
*throws laptop and phone away *
Jarvis in iron man be like
That would be useful actually
Yes id apreciate that
**911 Ad**
I talked about google doing this to me and then youtube recommended this video
google is listening because earlier my sister and i were talking about how google is listening and now this is being recommended to me 👍🏻
Some Kid: I Love Roblox!
Google: Local Robloxians In Your Area
Yas I love me a Roblox comment
@Walking Paper really??
Walking Paper Bro🤦♂️😂
Walking Paper Lmao
Ice Bear agreed
Me: I really don’t want a virus...
Google: DOWNLOAD VIRUS TODAY
Lol
*limewire would’ve been pretty funny
I’m like number 1.4K ,it was on 1399K likes
Why did youtube recommend me this in 2024
Nice. This stream was 1 day before my birthday
Me: “farts in the room”
GoogleAD: “do you want to buy an air freshener?”
Me: 😳
Go to sleep 👻
gagZ lmao 😂
Orys i was literally thought about writing this comment and you exactly writed it before me holyshit!!
Bruh the emoji had me....😂😂
Bro you just posted cringe