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by lifepillar 660 days ago
>Our technology […] collects opt-in customer behavior data from hundreds of popular websites that offer top display, video platforms, social applications, and mobile marketplaces that allow laser-focused media buying.

To me this seems:

1. not mobile specific; 2. totally plausible; 3. despicable in many ways, but “opt-in” makes me think of (a) masterfully crafted fine print in some Terms of Service that would acknowledge the collection of audio, and (b) that this has nothing to do with a phone mic maliciously being turned on without the user noticing, but it’s rather recording from a mic intentionally activated by the user during the normal interaction with an app or web site.