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  • WHICH mfgr, put the microphone, in the Smart-Thermostat ?

    Posted by Randall Blanchard on December 27, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    On Kim’s XMAS show, I heard her say, (briefly), that some manufacturer, had put a microphone, in their smart-thermostat — if so, this would be a HUGE privacy-issue ! — Did they inform their customer-base, about that ? — It would seem, like a sue-able issue !

    Someone should bring, a class-action suit .

    Bill replied 1 year ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Randall Blanchard

    Member
    December 30, 2020 at 3:28 am

    I got an old (2019) article, that said, it was “Nest”, but how would a user find-out if the microphone was on, all of the time ?

  • Randall Blanchard

    Member
    December 8, 2021 at 6:53 am

    ???

  • Bill

    Member
    November 21, 2023 at 11:00 am

    I know that my Ecobee smart thermostat has both a microphone and a speaker. I can tell it to raise or lower the temperature without leaving my chair. But then I can do the same thing with my Google Home device and my Amazon Echo. They are all listening all the time. That’s what they are for.

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