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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by RhodesianHunter on Thursday October 17, 2019 @12:15PM (#21283555)
You're getting downvoted, but this is literally baked into the hardware.
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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by TeMPOraL on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:35PM (#21284401)
Except when it isn't, or another "convenient" bug makes everything a hot word, turning the device into an always-recording Internet stream.
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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by Buge on Thursday October 17, 2019 @09:31PM (#21287889)
A "bug" in your phone could do the same.
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