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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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[–] willis936 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The economics aren't there. A cellular chip and a subscription will not pay for the private conversations of a random house.

[–] piecat 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You could be right, but I'm not alleging they would use cell.

Presumably the smart appliance already has wireless capabilities like WiFi/BLE. And then it's just a software exercise on how to code an interface between devices of the same manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
  • the processing costs.