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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (15 children)

And yet thousands of security researchers can't find a shed of evidence. This shit is tiresome and counter productive. The general public is weary of hearing this made up bullshit.

The technical practice isn't hard. That's the claim. The reality is nobody is buying shit doing this and this is just another repost from the same 404 article months ago.

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (10 children)

The advertisement literally tells you that they're doing it... The fuck are talking about it's made up? (https://www.cmglocalsolutions.com/blog/active-listening-an-overview as an example)

from the same 404 article months ago.

Dec 14, 2023 (https://www.404media.co/cmg-cox-media-actually-listening-to-phones-smartspeakers-for-ads-marketing/) is months ago? Shit man... What the fuck are you high on?

[–] Dr_Toofing@programming.dev 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I still wouldn't believe it. Even the 404 article does not confirm anything and the ad company does not provide any details.

This whole thing feels like marketing, claiming something outrageous to get people talking about your company.

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 5 points 10 months ago

That's entirely possible. But they did say it themselves on their own site. Look at the link I've posted in response to the other guy.

Even if they're just joking about it they deserve all the negative press they'll get.

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