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Re:Google speakers are listening to more than just voice com... by pickledcods on Saturday August 08, 2020 @09:48AM (#24091601)
5. "Your kids are having sex, Shall I ask if they are using a condom?"
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Re:Google speakers are listening to more than just voice com... by casefields on Saturday August 08, 2020 @10:10AM (#24091718)
That would be pretty funny and creepy. Similar to a father being told his teen daughter was pregnant by Target.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-targ...

Awkward.

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Re:Google speakers are listening to more than just voice com... by BoiledCabbage on Saturday August 08, 2020 @10:14AM (#24091742)
That was a great article.

And for me it was the moment I realized that society had entered new territory it would never return from.

Yet with today's eyes it seems almost quaint.

Edit: I should add, it was the original nytimes article that I remember being profound, not the forbes summary that is linked above.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits....

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Re:Google speakers are listening to more than just voice com... by klyrs on Saturday August 08, 2020 @11:47AM (#24092517)
This was the first thing that popped into my head. As is, the system sends audio clips for you to verify. One upgrade away from google sending you child porn while you're at work because your kid skipped out on an assembly with their sweetheart.
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