[ta988]

So they use power 24/7, do they also listen to what happen in the room? because those brands sure like to spy on what users are watching (even the HDMI in on some of them)

[mmmlinux]

Don't forget the Amazon one has AI to "help you decide which artworks are the best fit for your room." So it 100% has a camera watching you.

[john-h-k]

Presumably they don’t secretly listen in to the user because it would be very inefficient, easily detectable (that’s huuuge network traffic and battery drain), and awful PR.

I thought the whole “your devices are listening to you in order to display ads” myth had fallen out of popularity

[fidotron]

> I thought the whole “your devices are listening to you in order to display ads” myth had fallen out of popularity

You mean the media stopped talking about it - it has no relation to whether it happens or not.

[tehwebguy]

Amazon literally invented the class of products that sit in your house and listen to you

[pluralmonad]

But tons of devices do listen. Go read the ToS for any modern hearing aid. They tell you directly that they do constant environment analysis and ship that data home.

[torginus]

How would you even tell? - Even if you're some hardcore techie, all you'll see is that the TV periodically sends encrypted packets to some AWS IP address.'

Also 99% of people don't even know how to do this, and of those that do, 99% won't bother.