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by njstraub608 2953 days ago
100% this. Seems like there should at the very least be a product feature that automatically disables any outbound messaging by default (similarly to how you can block purchases without a PIN). This doesn't solve the problem of always listening, but at least prevents this particular situation from inadvertently happening. Additionally you should be able to set an automatic deletion of voice recording after a specified amount of time. I'm sure some of this has to be in the pipeline with GDPR.