Yesterday, news broke that Google has been stealth downloading audio
listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio data
back to Google. Effectively, this means that Google had taken itself the
right to listen to every conversation in every room that runs Chrome
somewhere, without any kind of consent from the people eavesdropped on. In
official statements, Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to
“we can do that”.
Via Instapundit, Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of
Privacy Defense In Depth
It's not that Google is spying on you, it's that Android is sitting there,
listening for you to say, “Okay, Google!” and then sending the audio
data to Google (as the comments at Hacker News
point out). The real concern is law enforcement
abusing this feature.
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