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This story is making the rounds as "Google Home hears domestic dispute and calls police"

Posted by Mop (aka Rburriel) Jul 9 '17, 21:24

It has since been updated to reflect reality as Google Home cannot make phone calls. They're now vague about what smart device it was and I'd suggest it's *none of them* as the Echo is the only one I know may be able to make phone calls and what's described seems unlike the Echo functionality.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/smart-home-device-alerts-mexico-authorities-alleged-assault/story?id=48470912 (abcnews.go.com)

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Could it be that the DV victim claimed it was google home so she wouldn't get shot? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 21:57 3
- Yes. -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 21:58 2
  - Could it be that ABC News sacrificed fact-checking in the rush to publish the story? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 22:02 1
    - *GASP* NOOOOOOOOO! -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 22:06
Could it just be their android phone? Does "Ok Google, Call 911" work? -- nm - Ender Jul 9, 21:30 6
- SIRIously i'm gonna CALL 911 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 23:25
- That might be it, but then the story in the article is b.s. - Mop Jul 9, 21:40 4
  - It could mishear something as "Ok google" -- nm - Ender Jul 9, 21:48 3
    - I feel it's more like the abused spouse claiming she didn't call the police when she really did. - Mop Jul 9, 21:52 2
      - Yes, this. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 21:58
      - this seems likely. -- nm - mafic Jul 9, 21:53

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This story is making the rounds as "Google Home hears domestic dispute and calls police"

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