Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices may “cease to function”

Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by crispyambulance on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @12:45PM (#15074122)

You can play stuff you physically own from a Roku too. Are you saying that Sonos could arbitrarily upload your media files to their servers? Doubtful. At worst, they could do a sound-print analysis locally on the device to identify it and send the metadata to Sonos.

I am trying to think of concrete examples of scenarios where actual harm would REALISTICALLY be done to individual consumers because of Sonos privacy policy.

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by mhb on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @01:54PM (#15074827)

1. Government 'dissident' listens to 'subversive' podcasts via Sonos.

2. Government compels Sonos to provide data on customers' listening histories.

3. Chilling effect, political implications, oppression.

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by bigiain on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @11:30PM (#15078306)

If you're a "government dissident" and you're inviting internet connected always-on microphones into your home - you're doing it wrong...

"Alexa? Send details of my subversive plan to the government!"

"OK Google, upload the audio of the last 30mins discussion with my co-conspirators directly to PRISM!"

"Hey Siri? Which law enforcement agency needs to know about this surprise protest we just planned?"

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by mhb on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @08:16AM (#15080823)

What does this have to do with Sonos?

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by crispyambulance on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @04:01PM (#15075869)

If an out-of-control oppressive government is the real concern here, is a flimsy EULA _really_ going to provide any protection whatsoever? Can you really even have 100% trust that the EULA will be obeyed by the company if they can get away with violating it?

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Re:Sonos: users must accept new privacy policy or devices ma... by s73ver_ on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @06:11PM (#15076810)

I'm not pleased at this Sonos development either, but that's way too tinfoil hat for me.

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