Anyways, as someone who spends a lot of time panning a laptop or iPad to track a toddler who is FaceTiming grandma, this device solves an important problem for us.
The other component is apathy, many people are just resigned to the fact that they will be surveilled one way or another.
I can foresee huge implications for all of this, it doesn't take much to get from here to using these devices to aid law enforcement. I know the argument is 'if you have nothing to hide... it keeps the kids safe...' but it all smells of a conformist dystopia.
Edit: I have a bunch of Google Homes, I count myself in the apathetic group, sadly.
The video is encrypted and content from the call cannot be used. If this was not the case I wouldn't buy it.
The other things they say they'll use from it are in line with what I already expect from having a FB account in the first place.
The portal even has a built in camera cover/off switch in hardware.