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It's a good question.

I hope that the law comes down on these devices such that it only makes sense to keep and analyze all recorded data locally.

If recorded data is never the property of the corporations but of the private owner of the device, a lot of the issues with them could be defanged.

On the flip side, the value proposition for these devices may then be reduced - both for the corporations that produce them and the customers that use them.



Not really, in many places you're not allowed to record conversations you're not actively engaging in, even on private property.


Can you give an example of those places?


Germany's Criminal Code, Section 201 Violation of the Confidentiality of the Spoken Word [0]:

Punished with imprisonment up to three years or a fine, just the attempt is already punishable.

[0] https://germanlawarchive.iuscomp.org/?p=752#201




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