We’ve all, at some point or another, seen an ad on our phone or television that just happens to be for a product we were just discussing with a friend. For instance, you might tell a friend over lunch ...

Cox Media Group wrote about "Active Listening" in a recent blog post to help with targeted ads. It claimed to be able to use smart devices to listen in on conversations and advertise based on what is ...

Your long-held suspicions are confirmed, according to a report: Your phone really is listening to you. A marketing firm whose clients include Facebook and Google has privately admitted that it listens ...