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To me that seems like something that becomes more likely at scale, unless processes have likewise scaled. We have seen Google accidentally ingest data that they didn't mean to. We've also seen their data distribution safeguards fail.
Microphone is explicitly always off unless the local device detects the awake keyword. Seems pretty easy to create anomaly alerts on long audio streams. The devices are creepy and do capture a lot but always on audio logging is just hyper paranoia and borders on conspiracy.
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I don't mean to suggest there's a conspiracy. There doesn't have to be agency or intent for a cascade of small events leading to an entity (automated system/contractor/etc) having access to data it shouldn't.
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Based on my limited knowledge, Google can only operate at the scale it operates _because_ its processes have been scaled. It's not a startup with 100k employees, it's a company of 100k employees with the processes required to operate effectively.
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