One of the highlights of this year’s Google developer conference I/O was certainly the presentation of the new
Google Nest Hub Max, which will be launched in the USA, Great Britain and Australia this summer. In contrast to the smaller models, the Max version has a larger display, stronger speakers and an integrated camera. According to Google’s own statements, the first models in the series did without a camera, as many potential users had expressed privacy concerns.
For this reason, the new Google Nest Hub Max has a switch that can mechanically deactivate the microphone and camera. A hacker who would gain access to the device via the Internet or Google itself would not be able to reactivate the camera and microphone remotely. As an additional safeguard, a green LED indicated whether the camera is active and recording an image.
Face Recognition Enables Personalization
With the integrated camera, Google Nest Hub Max can recognize users by their face...
