Cox Media Group claims to be listening to private conversations to sell advertisements - eviltoast
Marketing Company Claims That It Actually Is Listening to Your Phone and Smart Speakers to Target Ads
www.404media.co
“What would it mean for your business if you could target potential clients who are actively discussing their need for your services in their day-to-day conversations? No, it's not a Black Mirror episode—it's Voice Data, and CMG has the capabilities to use it to your business advantage.”

While I’m dubious of the claim due to the robust permissions management in the latest versions of iOS and Android, it is interesting that a company has come out and said they are doing what everyone is thinking.

And yes they are a subsidiary of the parent of Cox Communications, the ISP, so I would be switching to a competitor ASAP if I had their services

  • Copernican@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, Amazon laying off a lot of folks in their Alexa division makes me skeptical this is real and is scalable.

    • Gamoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Amazon failed with Alexa because they couldn’t monetize it enough to make it profitable. If you’re using it to spy and sell data, there’s your profit.