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Google’s Nest fiasco harms user trust and invades their privacy

March 13, 2019 admin alarm, Amazon Alexa, assistant, Data Collection, Data Privacy, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Epic, Federal Trade Commission, google, Google Assistant, keypad, microphone, motion sensor, Nest, Nest Guard, Nest Secure, privacy, Security world, Senate Select Committee on Commerce, smart assistant, Sonos, Sonos One, transparency, transparent, trust, user trust, voice assistant

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:30:29 +0000

Last month, Google announced that its Nest Secure would be updated to work with Google Assistant software. The problem? Google never told users its product had a microphone to begin with. Simple oversight or invasion of privacy? We break it down.

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Tags: alarmAmazon Alexaassistantdata collectionData privacyEFFElectronic Frontier FoundationElectronic Privacy Information CenterEpicFederal Trade CommissionGoogleGoogle Assistantkeypadmicrophonemotion sensorNestNest GuardNest SecureprivacySenate Select Committee on Commercesmart assistantSonosSonos Onetransparencytransparenttrustuser trustvoice assistant

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