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Comment on Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people
kakes@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoWhile I wouldn’t put it past any company to do this, the theory is that you have a “wake word” that is listened for locally (ie, “Hey Google” etc).
Then, once that triggers locally, then any audio after that point is recorded and delivered to our corporate overlords.
That said, how well this works in practice, or how different companies handle this may vary.
Chozo@kbin.social 9 months ago
Aside from situations involving false positive detections of wake words, there aren't other situations in which these devices are "listening". Watchdog groups have been eyeing these devices for years now, and there haven't been any confirmed cases of these things spying on their owners.