“Companies are collecting so much information about us and in such covert ways that it really feels like they’re listening to us,” EFF’s Lena Cohen tells @davidalruiz on Malwarebytes’ Lock and Code podcast. https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcast/2025/04/is-your-phone-listening-to-you-lock-and-code-s06e07
Is your phone listening to you? (Lock and Code S06E07)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Lena Cohen about whether our phones are really listening to us to deliver ads.

Malwarebytes
Active Listening: CMG Says It Targets Ads by Snooping on Conversations

Cox Media Group touted its ability to listen to private conversations using smartphones and other devices to let local businesses target ads.

Variety