smart speaker

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 smart speaker  is a voice interaction hardware device that answers various queries via an internet-based centralized service like Amazon Echo or Google Home; from an indieweb perspective, it is possible to use your own website instead like Benbot.

Continuous Surveillance

 * 2017-10-12 Business Insider: The Google Home Mini secret-recording fiasco is a major black eye at the worst possible time for Google "… a reviewer discovered the device was quietly recording his conversations without his knowledge or consent"
 * 2017-10-10 Android Police: Google is permanently nerfing all Home Minis because mine spied on everything I said 24/7

Subvertable

 * 2017-04-12 The Verge: Burger King’s new ad forces Google Home to advertise the Whopper