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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by reaperducer on Monday January 14, 2019 @01:05PM (#18904900)
Google might get the bright idea to track TV ads by listening for audio in the ads

Considering that some TVs have this built-in, I'd be surprised if Google wasn't already doing the same. It's why my "smart" TV isn't allowed to connect to my wifi network.

(There was a previous HN article about it, I believe the brand was Samsung.)

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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by thinkingemote on Monday January 14, 2019 @04:46PM (#18906833)
I think it was the Facebook app, it listened to ambient background to determine music and TV shows. The user had to opt in or at least approve permissions.
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