Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome

[BizDevCon]

On Chrome for Mac OS X the setting


Enable "Ok Google" to start a voice search.


was *NOT*, I repeat not, enabled by default on my computer.


-BizDevCon
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome
Time (GMT): Jun 21 2015 22:14:03
From: alfiej at fastmail.fm
To: cypherpunks at cpunks.org


On Mon, Jun 22, 2015, at 07:41 AM, Kurt Buff wrote:
> That's pretty easy. Fire up wireshark, look for packets heading to google-
> owned addresses.
>
> Kill off processes one by one until you see those packets stop.
>
> You have found your culprit.


If you check for packets moving but see nothing, it only proves that
it's _currently_ not recording. It's the capability that they _can_ turn
it on via a push update is what get me. And all it takes is a warrant if
you're a US citizen. If not a US citizen, you're fair game.


Alfie


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Alfie John
alfiej at fastmail.fm
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