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Cox deletes ‘Active Listening’ ad pitch after boasting that it eavesdrops though our phones (www.fastcompany.com)
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Cox deletes ‘Active Listening’ ad pitch after boasting that it eavesdrops though our phones::undefined

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's a dozen ways they could jump the air gap.

Ultrasonic to a phone or Alexa/Siri/etc, connect to an unsecured network, send data to a neighbor's smart TV which is connected to Internet, Bluetooth or other to a phone

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But this would be proven then?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Something that can be done easily and may be done in the future, if it hasn't been discovered yet

Clandestine methods have been known since the 2000s. We know they're scummy and want our data. Why does this seem too crazy?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Because it would result in a scandal and it seems easily discoverable (by professional investigators/engineers). I don't know. It's likely done on a small, targeted, scale, but can't imagine this rolled out on a large scale. Too little gain for the potential lashback, quite some factors need to be right, too.