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CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

If you’re monitoring the traffic, and you start speaking, and you suddenly see pac6kers spewing out of a device every time you talk, that’s a good indication. There’s indirect methods to analyze it without necessarily being able to see the actual data.

Its already established that the mic always hot, and that data is always being sent to the sever.

What they do with the data is not seeable by us. That is the point being discussed, do they listen in to non-initiate conversations and market off of that data to us.

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TimeSquirrel@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Its already established that the mic always hot, and that data is always being sent to the server.

Tell me, how have you established this? What were your methods?

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- CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Its already established that the mic always hot, and that data is always being sent to the server.
  
  Tell me, how have you established this? What were your methods?
  
  By calling out for the Google assist, without having pushed any button first. It’s always listening for the initiate key phrase.
  
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  - TimeSquirrel@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That doesn't mean it's sending anything out through the network connection. The wake word is locally processed.
    
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    CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    That doesn’t mean it’s sending anything out through the network connection. The wake word is locally processed.
    
    This old article from Vice seems to have proven it, back in 2018.
    
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