Googled for details - indeed it looks like the device is using a wake word. Ironically, one of the first search results [1] was about a glitch that made the "mi

Googled for details - indeed it looks like the device is using a wake word. Ironically, one of the first search results [1] was about a glitch that made the "mini" version actually record 24/7. [1] http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/11/technology/google-home-mini-security-flaw/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/11/technology/google-home-mini-...