• unalivejoy@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    so “Muting” your google home effectively puts it in airplane mode?

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Muting puts the microphone on a closed circuit iirc, i.e. it’s just a circuit that detects whether you’ve used the keyword, and is completely separate and inaccessible to its OS beyond it knowing “the user used the keyword”, a boolean value if you may.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t need a conspiracy nut to tell me that’s probably not true to believe that it’s probably not true

        Companies and the public don’t give a shit about privacy

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        1 year ago

        No. If it’s “muted”, it will recognize “OK google” and tell you to unmute the mic first to enable online functionality.

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          1 year ago

          I have 3 devices and none of them do this 🤷

          It’s also not “airplane mode” because I can send music to any of them

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          1 year ago

          Exactly, that way it can record your data offline and upload it next time you go back online. They don’t send data while muted, they didn’t say anything about after…

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            1 year ago

            Technically, per EU and California law, you should be able to download all data they have on you – Google will offer a friendly page with recordings and their transcripts. But who knows if that’s all they store? They’re a black box.