Old news (2015), but just a reminder that Google "...has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio data back to Google. Effectively, this means that Google had taken itself the right to listen to every conversation in every room that runs Chrome somewhere, without any kind of consent from the people eavesdropped on. In official statements, Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to “we can do that"
This is why security experts recommend physically removing the audio and video hardware from computers that need to be secure. And why Purism is installing hardware switches into their laptops.
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/
This is why security experts recommend physically removing the audio and video hardware from computers that need to be secure. And why Purism is installing hardware switches into their laptops.
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/