“Smart devices are listening to your conversations at this very moment.” — An actual Cox Media Group marketing line. Every word of it was a lie. 🎙️ “My Phone Is Listening” — The Company That Sold Fear, and the Birth of Active Listening Anyone who uses a smartphone has experienced it at least once. You mention to a friend, “I want to buy new sneakers,” and minutes later a sneaker ad appears right at the top of your social media feed. The creeping suspicion — “Is my phone actually listening to me?” — has become a shared digital anxiety of…