Sonos hints at smart speaker in privacy policy update
Sonos plans to release new speakers with built-in microphones, likely with Alexa built in, and it wants to make sure you get every single hint. Its latest tease is an update to its privacy policy to cover voice assistants and microphones, which includes a not-so-subtle hint that voice-enabled Sonos products aren’t far off.
Voice control works by your voice-enabled Sonos Product “listening” for a specific wake word. Please note that not all Sonos Products are voice-enabled.
In a statement to Variety, a Sonos rep said the new privacy policy will cover additional voice assistants besides Alexa (which is already being integrated with Sonos) and “any future products” Sonos may release. “It covers those things that we’ve already talked about...