Introduction About ten million people in the UK now use a smart speaker, and they're gaining popularity across the world. These convenient devices listen to our every command. But when does 'listening' become 'spying'? Rob and Dan discuss smart speakers and teach you related vocabulary. This week's questionBy what percentage has the number of smart speakers used in US households increased from December 2017 to December 2018? Is it… a) around 40% b) around 60% c) around 80% Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabularyeavesdrop
secretly listen to someone's conversation bug
small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations intimate
private and personal circumvent
cleverly bypass or go around be resigned to
accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change trade-off
compromise Transcript Note: This is not a word for word transcript
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