Wednesday, 20 February 2019

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

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 its home security and alarm system Nest Secure would be getting an update — users could now enable its virtual assistant technology, Google Assistant. The problem: Nest users didn't know a microphone even existed on their security device to begin with. The existence of a microphone on the Nest Guard (which is the alarm, keypad, and motion sensor component in the Nest Secure offering) was never disclosed in any of the product material for the device.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/nest-microphone-was-never-supposed-to-be-a-secret-2019-2?op=1?source=Snapzu

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