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These comments are lunacy. He's suggesting etiquette if someone puts a Nest recording device (not a thermostat) inside their house purposefully, probably for se
by khelenek 7y ago
These comments are lunacy. He's suggesting etiquette if someone puts a Nest recording device (not a thermostat) inside their house purposefully, probably for security purposes. Security cameras have existed for decades and nothing has changed here.
- tziki 7y agoWelcome to hacker news, where facts don't matter and big tech is always out to get you.
- mav3rick 7y agoWatch this be downvoted and people post comments like "DuckDuckGo way better", "I want an offline smart speaker", "Google doesn't know technology".
- scarejunba 7y agoThese people are going to be easily outcompeted in society while they find terror in every corner and box shadows. On the Internet, this shrill outrage may pass for conversation but in real life people will walk away.
- antisthenes 7y agoSecurity cameras usually monitor the exterior of the house for bad agents. Always-on listening devices and interior cameras are absolutely a new thing and to pretend like they aren't is what's actual lunacy.
- pnw_hazor 7y agoHe is saying it, because recording conversations is illegal (criminal) in some states unless all parties consent - and in some states consent must be on the actual recorded content. Video w/o sound is not an issue unless there is an expectation of privacy (e.g., in a bathroom)