Have you ever heard someone worried that your phone and all the smart things around your house are always listening? Most people dismiss this idea, the companies that make the things assure us this isn't the case, but it looks true after all.
404 Media discovered that Cox Media Group was offering targeted advertising using the things you say out loud near gadgets with a microphone and an internet connection., which it called "Active Listening" ad targeting. Furthermore, documentation obtained by 404 lists Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Bing as CMG partners.
