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		nitrogen on Oct 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Police are requesting data from smart speakers The hardware is still there, and all it takes is an exploit or a firmware update to disable notifications and enable recording.

kps on Oct 5, 2020 [–]

The context is accidental triggers. A mass exploit would have millions of ISP cry out in terror as their upstream usage suddenly jumps.

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