[mikestew]

One presumably pays money for a device with Google's name on it through which all of your network traffic flows, and you're worried about a microphone?

(I well and fully get your point, I'm just amused that, in the bigger scheme of things, a microphone is the problem here.)

[unlinked_dll]

People care more about their physical privacy than digital, as they should be. Google snooping on my packets is less intrusive than a camera or microphone in your home, looking/listening at you.