Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people...
Makers of microphone-equipped electronics sometimes admit to selling voice data to third parties (advertisers). But that's usually voice data accumulated after a user has prompted their device to start listening to them...
But a marketing company called CMG Local Solutions sparked panic recently by alluding that it has access to people's private conversations by tapping into data gathered by the microphones on their phones, TVs, and other personal electronics, as first reported by 404 Media on Thursday. The marketing firm had said it uses these personal conversations for ad targeting.
CMG's Active Listening website starts with a banner promoting an accurate but worrisome statement, "It's true. Your devices are listening to you." more
