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.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9596596

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

  • stevestevesteve@lemmy.world
    101·
    1 year ago

    This is far more likely that Cox (the phone service provider) is listening in on phone calls than it is they’re listening to conversations via inactive smartphones. Still, in most jurisdictions that’s probably wiretapping unless it’s well announced that the calls being recorded/analyzed. Makes me wonder if this is part of their business phone offerings where “this call may be monitored for quality” is common

  • bartolomeo@suppo.fi
    41·
    1 year ago

    Great, first the billionaire that is actually putting a microchip in people now this.

  • Alex@feddit.roOP
    3·
    1 year ago

    Man, it would be great if I found some “Fuck CMG” t-shirts. Too bad I haven’t seen any ads for them…