Cox Media fined after bragging it spied on users through their phones (opens in new tab)

Covers FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing ServiceCovered by Yahoo Finance, MediagazerDiscussed on Hacker News

An exceptionally weird controversy has come back to haunt Cox Media and a pair of marketing firms, which claimed they were secretly listening to users via phones and smart devices - despite little evidence they actually could. On Thursday the Federal Trade Commission announced that Cox, MindSift, and 1010 Digital Works would pay a total […]

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Yahoo Finance·

Cox Media Group reach settlement with FTC over fake AI ad service

Mediagazer·

The FTC settles with Cox, MindSift, and 1010 Digital Works for $930K over claims they falsely said they could use phone mics to spy on users for ad targeting (A...