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mr_lebowski

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1. It is not technically necessary for the device to record anything to send you a text

Mon Aug 10, 2020, 02:44 PM

Aug 2020

saying that it heard a smoke alarm.

I'm not saying it's okay for it to be doing so without you giving it permission, to be clear.

But these texts are not de-facto proof that 'zomg everything you say is being recorded!!!!11!'

It literally requires nothing that's any different from the device listening for you to say 'Ok Google'. It's just a different 'trigger' to take an action. No recording necessary.

Even if it sends you a recording of the smoke alarm going off, that doesn't mean it's recording when no smoke alarm is going off.

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Whoops, our bad, we may have 'accidentally' let Google Home devices record your every word, sound [View all] klook Aug 2020 OP

It is not technically necessary for the device to record anything to send you a text mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #1

You're correct - I used the headline as posted on The Register klook Aug 2020 #5

They DEFINITELY screwed up if this 'feature' is turned on w/o telling people mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #7

google tracks everything u do with your phone, every time you even touch it (android) nt msongs Aug 2020 #2

You can customize smart phone settings to address some of the concerns klook Aug 2020 #6

Shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Squinch Aug 2020 #3

I don't have anything in my home that responds to my voice, House of Roberts Aug 2020 #4