Two things: 1) They grabbed these images just to test their image recognition. 2) Earlier leaks have already shown that cameras and microphones can be accesse

Two things: 1) They grabbed these images just to test their image recognition. 2) Earlier leaks have already shown that cameras and microphones can be accessed without user knowledge, and earlier defects in products show that the light does not always come on for cameras. You're imagining that they will ask for consent. They will not. You are equipping yourself with a lot of sensors in a network connected device, and to this they simply say "Thank you". Or would, except they're not going to say anything.