Google admits Nest security product has a secret mic, insists it wasn't supposed to be a secret
by Cory Doctorow from on (#49GZG)
Nest is the Internet of Shit company Google bought and steadily expanded from "smart" thermostats to the current home security product, "Nest Secure," which has an undisclosed microphone -- but don't worry, it wasn't intended to be a secret, Google just forgot to mention it, and "the microphone has never been on and is only activated when users specifically enable the option."