| ▲ | HPsquared 5 days ago | |
Most people already have a phone, laptop, maybe a watch, maybe the TV remote.. And lots of apps on each one. Any one of which could be listening in. It's a crazy situation. | ||
| ▲ | oarla 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
I wish my phone was just listening. It’s actually much worse https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43799802 | ||
| ▲ | ptx 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Android has a button in the quick settings bar to enable/disable the microphone, which helps with this (as long as you trust the OS itself). I keep it disabled most of the time. | ||
| ▲ | Cthulhu_ 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
At least the phones, at least theoretically, will ask first and/or show an indicator when they're recording. | ||
| ▲ | m463 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I remember years ago, when viruses were common, watching kids use computers... OK Install Accept [X] Upgrade and they never want to clear their cookies and lose their logins. | ||
| ▲ | pixxel 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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