Owners of the Nest Cam IQ can look forward to a free update rolling out this week that will install Google Assistant on it. Ina report from the associated press, the update comes just 2 weeks after Nest moved back under Google's direct control instead of it's parent company Alphabet. While the voice-activated Google Assistant can already be used to control Nest devices, this is the first time people will be able to interact with it through a security camera.
I hope that Google at least makes this update optional for people that have this camera. The article also cites a patent from Google to use cameras in order to target advertisements based on the furniture in your house. Folks, I like gadgets too, but please stop paying hundreds of dollars for a wiretap. "Hey Google, does my butt look big in this?"
Privacy watchdogs are particularly worried that Google eventually may use some of the information collected from devices inside homes to get a better understanding of a person’s specific interests so it can sell ads for products that the targeted individual might like.
I hope that Google at least makes this update optional for people that have this camera. The article also cites a patent from Google to use cameras in order to target advertisements based on the furniture in your house. Folks, I like gadgets too, but please stop paying hundreds of dollars for a wiretap. "Hey Google, does my butt look big in this?"
Privacy watchdogs are particularly worried that Google eventually may use some of the information collected from devices inside homes to get a better understanding of a person’s specific interests so it can sell ads for products that the targeted individual might like.