There are more than 250 Android gaming apps on Google Play Store that are using your smartphone’s microphone to record what you watch on TV – This means instead of your conversation these apps are focused on listening what you are watching on TV.

According to a report published by The New York Times, these gaming apps are using a software developed by a California based company called Alphonso that collects TV-viewing data including shows, ads, and movies for advertising firms.

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