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I think the difference is that those devices were created and used with the expectation that they won't monitor users. The new age devices primarily want to mon
by the_common_man 9y ago
I think the difference is that those devices were created and used with the expectation that they won't monitor users. The new age devices primarily want to monitor devices.
- mikeash 9y agoWhat’s the difference? Devices like the Echo sit idle, using local hardware to listen for a specific wake phrase. Upon hearing it, they activate, send what you say off to the cloud, and take action accordingly. Modern smartphones do exactly the same thing. In both cases there is the expectation that they do not do anything about what they hear besides commands prefixed with the wake phrase, and in both cases you pretty much have to take the manufacturer’s word that this is actually the case.