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1. thurloat 📌 (thurloat@mastodon.club)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2019 10:39:32 EDT thurloat 📌

   folks who own "smart speakers" / "home assistants" should be required to disclose its presence with one of those "Smile, you're being recorded" signs.

   1. thurloat 📌 (thurloat@mastodon.club)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2019 10:44:03 EDT thurloat 📌

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      IANAL, but in Canada at least, it is illegal to have hidden recording devices for single party consented interception of private conversations. (i.e. pulling out your phone and taking a video of an interaction that you are part of is totally legal)

      The law states in this case: ""intercept" includes listen to, record or acquire a communication or acquire the substance, meaning or purport thereof."

      Seems pretty cut and dry

   2. brennen (brennen@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2019 12:20:39 EDT brennen

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      @thurloat whole-building faraday cages come with a little safe-house sticker on the door...