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[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 118 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ah yes. "Muted".

If you should be aware of anything, it should be that if you have an Internet connected microphone the only way to truly know it's muted is to remove it from power.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 53 points 3 months ago
[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 months ago

Yep, was gonna post this.

Good luck, this hospital's IT department, good fucking luck.

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago

Some of them have hardware switches

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

but that could simply be wired to an LED and nothing else

[-] wischi@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago

By that logic these devices can have internal batteries too.

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

And ones without internet can have secret antennas

[-] trogon@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

These companies don't even have to go to that much trouble, since people seem to be just fine connecting everything to the internet willingly.

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

This. They don't give a shit about the tiny, infinitesimal percentage of people like me and my fellow privacy-conscious lemmings that understand what's going on, care about it, and refuse to participate.

[-] wizblizz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This is why regulations to reign in corporate bullshit exist, expecting the average person to have even the faintest idea why this is important isn't reasonable.

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I agree 100%. You shouldn’t have to be a fucking engine mechanic to drive to the grocery store.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

The first-gen echo devices at least actually had a board that listened for the activation word only that then powered on the main device. It's why you couldn't name them whatever you wanted, but had to choose between "Echo", "Alexa", "Amazon", or "Computer."

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I chose "Not Available At This Residence".

[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Preferably, by throwing it out a 6th-floor window

[-] greybeard@lemmy.one 6 points 3 months ago

I had a few Google Home devices, they had a switch to turn off the mic. I assume it was legit switch, because the thing literally yelled at you and had bright red lights any time you muted it. It literally said "The mic is turned off" every time it booted up in a voice that reminds me of a child tattling on their sibling.

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

You could always get a multimeter and check the voltage outgoing the ADC if you are skeptical.

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