I love my kitchen timer-joke teller-light switcher-thermostat-translator-music player! And I really don’t mind if it enjoys my data. I’d rather he listen and tell my phone to show me cameras I’m interested in, nifty vacation spots and creative lasagna recipes over random ads that are completely unrelated to my interests, like canola oil, punk rock concerts or feminine hygiene products. And yep, he was free with the Google Nest. And yep, he’s a he.