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Re:Facebook Portal – Privacy review by dmix on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @02:12PM (#21650956)
Right below "Minimum Security Standards" is "Can it snoop on me?"

Camera: Yes

Microphone: Yes

Tracks location: Yes

Further down it ends with "Facebook has a history of betraying users' privacy and trust. [..] The question comes down to, does Facebook have your best interests at heart when it collects all the data this device is capabal [sic] of collecting on you. In the past--from Cambridge Analytic and beyond--the answer to that question has way too often been, NO"

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Re:Facebook Portal – Privacy review by bearcobra on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @02:45PM (#21651289)
I fully understand the scepticism around this product. That said, this section feels incomplete. It would be valuable to assess if there are physical controls to turn off both the camera and microphone or a physical camera cover. I think Facebook wisely chose to include that while similar products like the Nest Hub Max didn't. Even if I distrust Facebook more than Google, the Portal seems to have a clear privacy advantage on the Camera front.
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