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Cox Media fined after bragging it spied on users through their phones
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TL;DR
- Cox Media, MindSift, and 1010 Digital Works fined $930,000 by the FTC.
- Companies falsely claimed to listen to user conversations via phones and smart devices for targeted ads.
- The service actually resold email lists at a markup and did not use voice data.
- Claims about accurately placing ads and user opt-ins were also found to be false.