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> I have 3 separate devices nearby that are Google Now voice activated (the newer devices support this even if the screen is off), and they will sometimes trig
by jimktrains2 11y ago
> I have 3 separate devices nearby that are Google Now voice activated (the newer devices support this even if the screen is off), and they will sometimes trigger at the same time accidentally.
> Since the processing is cloud based, and they know my identity,
Interesting, so everything said in that room gets processed and potentially sent to Google for indefinite storage? What a 1984-style luxury.
- gr3yh47 11y ago>What a 1984-style luxury exactly why I think none of this is worth it (echo, google now, siri, smart tvs etc) - especially given the current applications of the 3rd party doctrine - you are giving up the right to privacy for everything that is said in your home.
- Karunamon 11y agoAFAIK, every one of these devices does nothing until a "wake word" is heard, and only then do they record+send. Having all of the devices listening all the time would be a bandwidth and power nightmare, if not for the sender, for the receiver.
- mavhc 11y agoCorrect, of course it can activate accidentally. https://history.google.com/history/audio https://history.google.com/history/audio has a list of all audio recorded
- jimktrains2 11y agoWhat about accidental triggers of the wake word? What about planted "wake words" to record people discussion "inappropriate" things?
- cthalupa 11y agoFor the Echo, at least, it has to use your home network, so you could pretty easily run a packet capture to see if it's ever sending audio out when you don't want it to. Harder for things with cellular data, though.
- jimktrains2 11y agoIt's a cat-and-mouse game: What if it only sent the clandestine information when it picks up the "normal" word? The point is you don't control the device or its software.