Facebook records user conversations when they are near the smartphones on which they have the social network application open, this system being implemented by the American company in its own application since 2014, then only for the USA.
Theoretically at the moment Facebook it only records the conversations of Americans, but no one can say that this does not happen in other areas of the planet without the users knowing, Facebook violating our privacy in many ways without us knowing.
Facebook says that this recording of user conversations is done automatically, without manually starting any recording system, and in the US the data is used to identify movies, TV shows, etc. and provide the company with information on what generates interest for users .
A university professor from Great Britain still claims that Facebook it records the conversations made around smartphones and to display targeted ads, which the American company denies, but in reality, who can say what is true or not?
Facebook does not use microphone audio to inform advertising or News Feed stories in any way. Businesses are able to serve relevant ads based on people's interests and other demographic information, but not through audio collection.
Regardless of what Facebook says about the use of data, it is as clear as can be that the Facebook application records our conversations without our knowledge, and this is without question an invasion of our privacy, something that many do not accept .
To prevent Facebook from recording all your conversations, you must disable the application's access to the microphone from the menu: Settings > Privacy > Microphone, Configurations > Intimacy > Microphone.
The same can be done for Facebook Messenger, but you will no longer be able to make VoIP calls with this application if you disable the microphone, so the decision is up to you.
