Meta / Instagram / Facebook [ definitely does this](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/04/yes-it-sounds-like-a-conspiracy-theory-but-maybe-our-phones-really-are-listening-to-us), they even [hack your phone](https://news.sky.com/story/meta-found-covertly-tracking-android-users-through-instagram-and-facebook-13379083) to get even more data.