On Chrome for Mac OS X the setting

    Enable "Ok Google" to start a voice search.

was *NOT*, I repeat not, enabled by default on my computer.

-BizDevCon

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome

Time (GMT): Jun 21 2015 22:14:03

From: alfiej@fastmail.fm

To: cypherpunks@cpunks.org

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015, at 07:41 AM, Kurt Buff wrote:

> That's pretty easy. Fire up wireshark, look for packets heading to google-

> owned addresses.

>

> Kill off processes one by one until you see those packets stop.

>

> You have found your culprit.

If you check for packets moving but see nothing, it only proves that

it's _currently_ not recording. It's the capability that they _can_ turn

it on via a push update is what get me. And all it takes is a warrant if

you're a US citizen. If not a US citizen, you're fair game.

Alfie

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Alfie John

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