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IN LEAK, FACEBOOK PARTNER BRAGS ABOUT LISTENING TO YOUR PHONE’S MICROPHONE TO SERVE ADS FOR STUFF YOU MENTION

Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 24th January 2024: New Samsung S24, Ultra smartphone in its box. Detail of the cameras. Illustrative editorial photography.

Futurism – The Byte

By Noor Al-Sibai

September 1, 2024

In a pitch deck to prospective customers, one of Facebook’s alleged marketing partners explained how it listens to users’ smartphone microphones and advertises to them accordingly.

As 404 Media reports based on documents leaked to its reporters, the TV and radio news giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims that its so-called “Active Listening” software uses artificial intelligence to “capture real-time intent data by listening to our conversations.”

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