The myth of the listening wall
The battle for the data keys
The secret stories of metadata
Reclaiming the digital castle
futura Tap the hidden microphones to discover who owns the data your smart home collects.
futura The Cost of Cheap TVs
That cheap Vizio TV on your wall scans every pixel of your screen to pay for its own low price tag
futura The Federal Trade Commission revealed Cox Media Group exploited surveillance fears by selling marked-up email lists instead of actual voice data.
In August 2026, which federal agency finalized a $930,000 settlement against Cox Media Group over its deceptive 'Active Listening' marketing claims?
What did the FTC discover Cox Media Group's 'Active Listening' service was actually doing instead of recording voice data from smart home devices?
Smart TV prices: Many smart TV brands sell hardware near manufacturing cost because they make continuous profits by selling your viewing data to advertisers.
futura Smart home devices must obtain explicit opt-in permissions to legally record private audio.
Under Section 5 of the FTC Act, what category of commercial activity is the FTC authorized to prevent, which includes deceptive privacy claims?
In its 2026 active listening settlement, the FTC ruled that clicking through which of the following does NOT constitute legal opt-in consent for harvesting home voice data?
A concave structure designed to reflect and concentrate sound waves to a specific focal point. British physicist William Sansome Tucker designed massive concrete versions at Denge in the early 1930s.
What is the term for companies that specialize in collecting, aggregating, and selling personal consumer data from various smart devices without interacting with consumers directly?
Which of the following is a primary reason data brokers value data collected from smart home appliances?
Why are smart TV manufacturers able to sell high-definition television sets at or near the physical cost of manufacturing them?