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If you believe that your smartphone isn't always on, wouldn't it make sense that your smart speaker is also off until you give it a wake word?


No, because it's a small step from having a smart speaker - which is specifically designed to pick up someone speaking quietly from the other side of the room - to go from "requiring a wake work" to "listening to every conversation". Especially when the companies involved (Google and Amazon specifically) have direct interests in knowing what you are talking about.




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