" Without consent , Google ’ s code had downloaded a black box of code that – according to itself – had turned on the microphone and was actively listening to your room . Effectively , this means that Google had taken itself the right to listen to every conversation in every room that runs Chrome somewhere , without any kind of consent from the people eavesdropped on . In official statements , Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to “ we can do that .” - Rick Falkvinge
acquisition of Dropcam , now has released a wi-fi-based home security and monitoring camera with night vision .
The official statements seem innocuous enough : " You ’ ll be able to stream live footage from the Nest Cam to devices running iOS 8 or Android 4.0 ( and higher ), and Nest is also launching its own cloud service called Nest Aware — it ’ ll be a subscription service that lets you save footage for viewing later rather than live streaming ," stated Nathan Ingraham of The Verge on Yahoo Tech .
In a post that appeared last week , now removed from Yahoo Tech , it was laughingly suggested that you keep the monitor on in all the rooms in your house and record everything 24 / 7 - the reasoning being you could then replay the footage and solve
Here is what the setting looks like , with the default set to " Yes " for " Audio Capture Allowed ":
The drumbeat of Google ' s surveillance activities continues as Google has gained the ability to spy on you - to capture video and sound - inside your home as well as outside .
How ?
In 2014 Google acquired Nest , which was selling internet-connected thermostats and fire detectors , but after Nest ' s 2014
Photo courtesy : Phil Campbell , Flickr , ph yeah boy @ dropcam in the hourse
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