One advertiser may be able to listen in on you — if you have an Android phone
Worried that your smart phone is listening to you? A digital marketing group associated with one of the US’s biggest cable companies claims to be doing exactly that.Cox EnterprisesMany of us have had the experience of seeing an ad pop up…
Worried that your smart phone is listening to you? A digital marketing group associated with one of the US’s biggest cable companies claims to be doing exactly that.Cox EnterprisesMany of us have had the experience of seeing an ad pop up for a product or service we’ve only casually mentioned in passing by talking to someone in the room. Ad and tech executives have denied that they spy on consumers, and most experts agree that the legal data collection methods already employed by those businesses help them create uncannily detailed profiles about your personal spending habits, interests, and hobbies. Read more…
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