[ulrikrasmussen]

This is still unthinkable to me. Trading that much privacy for a little bit of convenience? How does it not make you uncomfortable to know that every conversation in your house is live streamed to someone else's computer?

[bandrami]

Yeah I'm definitely in the "I keep my laptop powered down and in a Faraday cage" camp so I guess a lot of these products aren't really aimed at me.

[Noaidi]

I have a good Faraday bag. When I am chilling and talking with friends I have them power off their phones and put them in the bag. :)

[whilenot-dev]

Not even just for my own sake, but for the sake of my guests as well. Unthinkable, because it's highly dystopic. If it wasn't for all that Science Fiction literature and philosophy that warns people about it, the Stasi wasn't too long ago either.

[mlrtime]

What privacy am I giving up? You start with all these judgement questions without explaning.

[cjrp]

An internet-connected device in your home which is always listening.

[Ylpertnodi]

Your personal privacy.

[tokioyoyo]

Honestly? I don’t care enough about that. I’ve simplified my life to a degree where I’m not depended on anything, nor I get that much ads anywhere. So it’s just a life built around conveniences and focusing on things I care about.

[ares623]

Would it feel any different if your Google Home recordings were streamed to me, an individual, directly?

[whilenot-dev]

> I’m not depended on anything

Yet you mention Google and Spotify in one command.

Independence seems to be something different for me. Even thinking about tools, maintenance and the repairs over the years... convenience and independence are closely related, and privacy is at least just a welcoming side effect.