Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Digital Gangsters, No. 79: Don't be evil — LOL

Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was "never supposed to be a secret."

In early February, Google announced that Assistant would work with its home security and alarm system, Nest Secure.

The problem: Users didn't know a microphone existed on their Nest security devices to begin with.

On Tuesday, a Google representative told Business Insider the company had made an "error."
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret ...

 Source: Business Insider

Further details: BBC

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