Google has been temporarily forced to stop listening in on its users across Europe after leaked data sparked privacy concerns
https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/cktk93/google_has_been_temporarily_forced_to_stop/
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-stops-audio-reviews-europe-privacy-concerns-2019-8?r=US&IR=T
@Wetrix "Although no immediate action was taken by German authorities on Thursday against Apple or Amazon— two companies that have both been found to listen in on their users — the commissioner's report "invited" the companies "swiftly review" their policies and procedures."
The only voice assistant I trust is Mycroft. Still waiting for the mark II to be completed though.
@michel_slm I do use Siri and have a homepod, but I'm rethinking that 🤔
I don't trust Google or Shitbook at all but apple was supposed to be big on privacy.
@Wetrix I'd trust Apple a bit more on privacy (but refuse to use it for classic monopolistic practices) - but it's hard to tell with Apple since everything is proprietary (both the protocols and the implementations). Maybe they win on intention but they've had their share of security vulnerabilities too (not to mention, they have a data center in China so using iMessage with someone based there is probably unsafe too)