You Should Probably Check Your Google Home Speaker’s Data Usage
THE SO WHAT
Smart speakers quietly ‘ripping through data’ turns idle devices into a recurring bandwidth and privacy cost center. If you’re deploying voice hardware at scale — retail, hospitality, offices — instrument and cap data usage now, or you’ll discover the problem via your ISP bill.
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