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When Even Your Food Processor Has a Built-in Microphone by the-alien

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· @the-alien ·
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When Even Your Food Processor Has a Built-in Microphone
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Nowadays it has become really common to hear the expression “Your home appliances are spying on you”. Though as shocking as it sounds, this is something that hardly outrages anyone.

Maybe we’ve become too desensitized with the emergence of smartphones. Everybody knows that their phones are recording their every word, but hardly anyone moves those monitoring devices to the other room for privacy. Not even while having sex.

So whenever somebody says: Your TV is recording you, your speakers are spying on you… This hardly sounds like a big deal to anybody.

![Alt Text](https://na.rdcpix.com/1153686456/8ecb8b5c10a19ccbe1daba7bc38ec77cw-c332164xd-w685_h860_q80.jpg)

But here’s where things get interesting.

Today, in almost every European newspapers you’ll find the story of these two French kids who happened to open up a food processor to find a working microphone recording their conversations.

And now all of the sudden everybody is outraged, quite understandably I must add. I just wish that the momentum carries on to all the other mischievous spying activities, though I won’t hold my breath.

It’s also worth noting that the food processor in question was bought from LIDL - which is a cheap supermarket chain in Europe - and apparently is one of the best selling home appliances in there.

So the question remains, why would a food processor need a microphone to spy on the homeowners? 

For the same reason most websites do, to sell your data. It's like we're the costumers and the product at the same time.

And lastly, I leave you with an interesting question:

If a Hotel owner would certainly go to jail for placing hidden cameras and recording devices without the costumers' knowledge, why should we give  *Carte Blanche* to appliance manufacturers to do the very same horrifying thing?

*Image Sources: [1](https://www.komando.com/happening-now/408158/criminals-using-smart-appliances-to-spy-on-you-in-your-home/all) - [2](https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/wiretaps-wikileaks-prevent-smart-home-devices-watching/)*
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@blazing ·
Just imagine all these smart A.I talking to each other someday and you be like whatttt
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@the-alien ·
Haha yeah. :)

I don't know if you seen that Youtuber asking Google Home if it thinks that Alexa works for the CIA.? And out of the sudden Alexa turns on by itslef and says "No, I work for Amazon". 

Haha I'm sure one day these devices will start talking to each other... About us :P
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@blazing ·
hahah i have seen that and that's where this comment came from lol interesting times ahead ;p
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@chevalier ·
Do you have a link to read more about these French kids and their discovery of the microphone?
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@the-alien ·
Sure thing, I'll leave you a few links in different languages for just in case :)

https://www.newsy-today.com/hack-lilds-kitchen-robot-discover-that-it-has-a-hidden-microphone-and-has-the-outdated-android-6-0/

https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2019/06/14/actualidad/1560511878_290107.html

http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/monsieur-cuisine-connect-le-robot-de-cuisine-de-lidl-contient-un-micro-cache-20190613
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