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Re:Google listening in to your room shows importance of priv... by deoptimo on Thursday June 18, 2015 @10:42AM (#9738783)
I agree with the sentiment, but I don't think a competition investigation is the appropriate forum to deal with this. There should be a fine, perhaps through a class action or criminal conviction.

I certainly hope the penalty for illegally wiretapping hundreds of millions of people is more than $1 per head. I value the privacy of my conversations (and life) way more than that.

Besides, if I opt-in to this service, why should everyone who ever walks into my home or office be presumed to have made the same choice? What if I am a doctor or lawyer who is not legally allowed to make that choice?

Re:Google listening in to your room shows importance of priv... by deoptimo on Thursday June 18, 2015 @02:53PM (#9740824)
Why the down vote?