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Nope, I have no proof, and of course I'd be happy to learn that they aren't listening. I just hypothesize that they are based on my experience, but I've not tri

Nope, I have no proof, and of course I'd be happy to learn that they aren't listening. I just hypothesize that they are based on my experience, but I've not tried to test it in any systematic way.

Oletros 11y ago
Listening all the time and sending the audio to Google would kill an smartphone in a moment. Apaty of the bandwith used
- runjake 11y ago
  <tinfoil> That's presuming it just doesn't cue up a text or audio[1] log on the device and upload it to Google the next time it's on wi-fi and plugged into a charger. </tinfoil> 1. 4khz mono audio is sufficient for human voice recognition and tiny in terms of storage.
  - bduerst 11y ago
    Pretty sure someone would detect that with packet inspection, even if compressed.
  - Oletros 11y ago
    You still have the problem of battery consumption by the mic listening 24/7