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No product should ever come with a secret microphone, regardless of whether or not it’s enabled. That’s just bad security design, @Nest. https://t.co/ofnobIfjEY

It does beg the question of how Assistant was added to a device that seemingly didn’t have voice capabilities. A Google spokesperson described this over-the-air update as an "opt-in feature" that’s now becoming available to Nest users. "They’ll receive an email with instructions on how to enable the feature and turn on the microphone in the Nest app. Nest Guard does have one on-device microphone that is not enabled by default".

Market segment by Regions/Countries, this report covers United States Europe China Japan Southeast Asia India Central & South America

The Abus Bordo Alarm lock provides you with the extra comfort of an alarm and is longer than a D-lock, so you can anchor it to larger objects. But it’s pricey, heavy, not as secure as the best D-locks and the alarm isn’t super-audible.

Dustin Blackman is the head of Drobu Media LLC, a lead generation service. He indicated to Fast Company that he intended to register only the business, not himself.

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If the extreme messages become a normal part of the political debate, the moderating effect goes away, the study found.

“The potential benefits of the IoT will be achieved only if products and services are designed with trust, privacy and security built in, so consumers feel they are secure and safe to use. We are pleased to have contributed to a standard which focuses on the technical and organizational controls that matter most in addressing significant and widespread security-shortcomings. It should be a landmark specification for consumers and industry alike” says Stephen Russell, Secretary-General of ANEC, the organization representing consumers in standardization, and an ETSI member.

Sandy Fager (l) and Wanda Crisp visit during Saturday’s Share the Love craft show at SC Parties LLC. (Photo: Mark Caudill/News Journal)

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City officials in Midland say that Officer Nathan Heidelberg died after being struck by gunfire just above his protective vest.

Google’s Nest has not dodged concerns either. Last week, some Nest security system users got emails requiring them to update their passwords and suggesting they turn on two-factor authentication after reports of hackers taking over home security cameras — and scaring one family with a fake alert about an impending North Korea nuclear attack.