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Dave Rahardja

The claim that an adware company can listen surreptitiously to users seems questionable to me. Every large consumer hardware maker I know is TERRIFIED of losing customers’ trust when it comes to voice/video recording. They go out of their way to prevent surreptitious recording by *anyone*, including themselves.

Is it possible that some unscrupulous maker allows surreptitious recording, intentionally or because of an unpatched bug, that this adware company is exploiting? Yes. Is it likely that a mainstream phone or smart speaker is allowing this to happen? No, at least not for long once they discover how their measures are being circumvented.

I take this company’s claim with a big grain of salt for now. Hardware companies know that allowing trust-busting behavior like this will tarnish their name. There’s not enough money to be made from this abuse to justify losing future hardware sales.

404media.co/cmg-cox-media-actu

404 Media · Marketing Company Claims That It Actually Is Listening to Your Phone and Smart Speakers to Target Ads“What would it mean for your business if you could target potential clients who are actively discussing their need for your services in their day-to-day conversations? No, it's not a Black Mirror episode—it's Voice Data, and CMG has the capabilities to use it to your business advantage.”
Dec 15, 2023, 09:18 PM·Public·Mona for Mac
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