App Pays You For Your Phone Calls

A new iPhone app that pays users for their call recordings to train AI systems rose rapidly in late September. However, it then went offline after a security flaw exposed user data.

What Neon Is And Who Is Behind It?

Neon is a consumer app that pays users to record their phone calls and sells the anonymised data to artificial intelligence companies for use in training machine learning models. Marketed as a way to “cash in” on phone data, it positions itself as a fairer alternative to tech firms that profit from user data without compensation. The app is operated by Neon Mobile, Inc., whose New York-based founder, Alex Kiam, is a former data broker who previously helped sell training data to AI developers.