Chordia also says his company has a deal with Shazam, which can help it to identify users by analysing audio provided by Alphonso and selling its findings back to the company.
This is a really old article and thus, Alphonso isn’t the only game in town anymore. But that’s how they get away with it. They can tell you legally that they do not listen to you, and they don’t readily disclose that their buddy Alfonso listens instead, and then Alfonso goes back and tells them everything.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/732387-buddy-dyer-backs-down-on-immigration-enforcement-after-threat-from-james-uthmeier/
This is a really old article and thus, Alphonso isn’t the only game in town anymore. But that’s how they get away with it. They can tell you legally that they do not listen to you, and they don’t readily disclose that their buddy Alfonso listens instead, and then Alfonso goes back and tells them everything.