FTC Fines 3 Companies That Claimed to Listen to People Through Their Phones or Smart Speakers and Sell Ads Based on What Was Said Over $900,00

Federal regulators say the company sold small businesses a product that never worked as described — and that the “consent” it claimed from consumers was no consent at all. The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Cox Media Group and two partner marketing firms to pay a combined $930,000 to settle charges that they deceived small […] The post FTC Fines 3 Companies That Claimed to Listen to People Through Their Phones or Smart Speakers and Sell Ads Based on What Was Said Over $900,00 appeared first on Cord Cutters News.