Your phone games may be spying on you

 Recently, there has been an increase in the news about spying operations carried out by some applications and programs on smartphone users, violating the privacy policy.

 What are the reasons and motives? Who is behind this spying?

At first glance, game applications such as "Pool 3D", "Beer Pong: Trickshot", "Real Bowling Strike 10 Pin" and "Honey Quest" may seem harmless, on the contrary, useful.

 They are often designed for children, as they offer simple tasks and beautiful graphics.

However, these applications, after downloading to the smartphone, are able to monitor the ads and TV shows that the user is watching on the TV screen, even when the game is not working and the phone is turned off, according to a report published on the New York Times website.

 In addition, these games are able to keep track of the user's favorite TV shows, as well as the number of times he watches advertisements.

These games use the software of the startup Alphonso, according to the New York Times report.

 After downloading the games on a smartphone, they can collect data from users while they watch TV, while the collected data is presented to advertising and marketing companies.

 The spying process takes place through the smartphone's microphone, where it monitors what the user is watching on the TV screen by identifying the audio signals of advertisements and TV programs.

The report indicates that the purpose of this spying is to target the user with advertisements that have gained his attention and focus while watching advertisements and TV programs.

 Thus, this information affects the advertising tapes that the user sees on his phone screen in the next few hours.

According to the same source, the Google Play Store owns about 250 games, and the Apple Store also uses the company's software.

 Alphonso indicated that its applications do not record conversations, and added that the capabilities of the programs are mentioned in the privacy policy, which the user agrees to while downloading games.

 The company stated that the user agrees to the program's request to access and control the smartphone's microphone, as well as determine its location the first time the program is run.