Why does Google get a pass? They're an advertising company, and listening to conversations is very relevant to that business model.
In fact, I think it's more plausible that this entire foray into IOT is to collect even more data for use in advertising (e.g. get more microphones in more places). Why else would an advertising company get into such a wide array of businesses?
Yes, their products are convenient and typically get good QA testing, but there's still no way I'll be convinced that they're not trying to get as much data as possible to contribute to their core advertising business.
In fact, I think it's more plausible that this entire foray into IOT is to collect even more data for use in advertising (e.g. get more microphones in more places). Why else would an advertising company get into such a wide array of businesses?
Yes, their products are convenient and typically get good QA testing, but there's still no way I'll be convinced that they're not trying to get as much data as possible to contribute to their core advertising business.