Google says Nest’s built-in mic not listed in specs was not meant to be secret
Infosec dramas are getting more and more tiresome. Between this and the Singapore Airlines story, it just seems like people need to ratchet everything up to 11.<p>You have two options, choose one:<p>- 1. Google wants to spy on you with a hidden mic<p>- 2. They had future plans for the mic, but it was disabled, so it wasn't mentioned by the marketing department<p>For the Singapore Airlines story, you have two options, choose one:<p>- 1. Singapore Airlines wants to record you<p>- 2. The infotainment devices in the seats are just off the shelf Android devices<p>One option gets you lots of clicks and let's the infosec drama crowd tweet obnoxious things and sound insightful. The other is the pretty obvious explanation.