@agerber just because it's possible doesn't mean it should be done or widely documented how to do, especially as these devices live inside private spaces like people's homes.
E.g., Amazon Alexa already wanted to track people's movements within their own homes as to build up data to help them sell more.
And tech companies don't exactly have the best reputation for respecting privacy.
@agerber that's a very American and doomsday-er way of looking at it, things hange if you require developers & companies to think about the harms that their code or products can bring to people.
Yes, things can become public that were meant to be private, but that doesn't mean we should create technology explicitly designed to breach a space that is assumed to be private (one's own home)
@thisismissem
Decades ago, I shared that ethical mindset, too.
And, to be honest, I still do share this point of view as an ideal approach to the world.
Meanwhile, life changed my mind (not really my attitude to these #things).
If it's possible, it will be done - so: be prepared and not astonished.
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