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I love Google for the service values they provide, but if this were to come from another company then I might have believed it was in fact an error. Privacy ha

I love Google for the service values they provide, but if this were to come from another company then I might have believed it was in fact an error. Privacy has always been an important factor when people consider any Google products, and they are fully aware of that so this topic must have always been on their list of priorities. For a company like Google with rigorous testing/approving processes in place before a product is even launched, to come back and say that it was an accident is pretty hilarious, though realistically what else could they have said? I still like them. It's a love-hate relationship, we have passed the denial phase and entered the acceptance stage long time ago.

beatgammit 8y ago
Why does Google get a pass? They're an advertising company, and listening to conversations is very relevant to that business model. In fact, I think it's more plausible that this entire foray into IOT is to collect even more data for use in advertising (e.g. get more microphones in more places). Why else would an advertising company get into such a wide array of businesses? Yes, their products are convenient and typically get good QA testing, but there's still no way I'll be convinced that they're not trying to get as much data as possible to contribute to their core advertising business.