US EditionIn Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention
- A leaked pitch deck from Cox Media Group reveals a service called “Active Listening” that targets ads based on conversations near microphones, described as “creepy, but definitely great for marketing.”
- Amazon, Google, and Meta denied involvement in Cox Media Group’s "Active Listening" program, with a Meta spokesperson asserting they do not use phones' microphones for ads.
- The pitch deck claims these companies were clients, but all tech firms refuted participation in the active listening strategy to enhance advertising.
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Science - US firm Cox Media accused of listening to private conversations to help push targeted ads
In this Science segment we tell you about how new revelations by the investigative website 404 Media are set to affect the world of digital advertising. The American company Cox Media Group has privately…
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