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Re:Google’s Nest fiasco harms user trust and invades their p... by foobarian on Saturday March 16, 2019 @11:20AM (#19408243)
The point is that there are a million devices with speakers and we don't expect their manufacturers to disclose that it is possible to record us with them. As long as they are not actually doing it I don't see the big deal with the dormant microphone either.
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Re:Google’s Nest fiasco harms user trust and invades their p... by ineedasername on Saturday March 16, 2019 @11:58AM (#19408419)
They disclose the speaker. And I'm willing to bet the vast majority aren't wired to be an input device. Your comparison is a false equivalency.
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