Bose Headphones Spy on Users, Lawsuit Says
What I think would be interesting is: what if a company like this made an app like this, but then clearly stated to users that it'd be collecting data on them and sending it to marketers?  They could even pitch it as helping to keep prices "low".  How much would this hurt sales?  Would it even hurt sales at all?  Given the proliferation of "smart TVs" and various IoT devices, I'm extremely skeptical that a company would experience any decrease in sales by simply being honest about their collection of data.  The only reason these companies are getting in trouble is because they're sneaky and dishonest and try to hide their data-collection activities.  Google has a gigantic business involving collecting user data, without hiding this fact, and they're extremely successful.