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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by mindcrime on Thursday October 17, 2019 @08:27PM (#21287607)
It's a fair point... unless a device has a hardware mute switch, it's hard to know for sure if somebody can activate it remotely for listening. But why add more attack vectors unnecessarily?
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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by jeremyjh on Thursday October 17, 2019 @08:40PM (#21287668)
Everyone in my house finds the Echo convenient. It is not a big deal, but neither is our threat model. There is no profit to anyone in spying on our kitchen. I'm much more wary of devices that radios, GPS and cameras, but I still use those too since they are even more convenient.
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