They say Google’s failure to disclose the mic to users “raises serious questions about its commitment to consumer transparency and disclosure.”
Earlier this month, the world found out that it looked like Google took a page right out of the 1984 playbook when it was discovered the company hid a microphone inside its Nest Guard home security system and didn’t tell anyone about it. People only found out about the existence of the hidden mic when Google casually revealed that a software update to Nest Guard would bring Google Assistant, the company’s virtual assistant, to the product.