Re:Google says Nest’s built-in mic not listed in specs was n...
by strictnein on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @02:32PM
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I'm saying this on a site where I assume people are able to think a little beyond the basics, yes.
Google spying on its customers would result in an amazing lawsuit. People tear apart and reverse-engineer these things for fun and it would have been discovered in due course. Google knows this. So, no, it's not an "obvious" option at all.
You're starting from a position of "of course google is evil". I'm starting from "how much sense does that make?". We've reached different conclusions because of this.
Pedantically listing a bunch of other options is missing the point, and they basically all fall under option 2.
As for your perceived "pro-government" and "pro-google" views on HN: people have different views on many topics. Maybe this is the only place you encounter views that differ from your own?
Google spying on its customers would result in an amazing lawsuit. People tear apart and reverse-engineer these things for fun and it would have been discovered in due course. Google knows this. So, no, it's not an "obvious" option at all.
You're starting from a position of "of course google is evil". I'm starting from "how much sense does that make?". We've reached different conclusions because of this.
Pedantically listing a bunch of other options is missing the point, and they basically all fall under option 2.
As for your perceived "pro-government" and "pro-google" views on HN: people have different views on many topics. Maybe this is the only place you encounter views that differ from your own?