When asked by one member of parliament about the «speculation» that «Facebook can, through the Facebook app on your smartphone, listen in to what people are talking about and discussing and using that to prioritize the advertising as well,» Wylie said the
audio apps can capture data from the microphone in mobile devices and are able to be used «for environmental context,» adding, «So if, for example, you have a television playing
versus if you're in a busy place with a lot of people talking
versus a
work environment.»