Following the acquisition from Google last week, Nest has quickly become been the center of attention. Plenty of jokes have circulated about the whole deal, and many had some fears about privacy with the sale. Nest CEO Tony Fadell took some time during an interview at the DLD Conference in Munich, Germany, to discuss this, and assure everyone that at this time there are no changes.
“At this point, there are no changes. The data that we collect is all about our products and improving them. If there were ever any changes whatsoever, we would be sure to be transparent about it, number one, and number two for you to opt-in to it.”
During the interview Fadell also explained that the deal with Google was not something that happened overnight, and some of the communications have been going back and forth about it for years already. During the meetings both parties have learned a ton from each other, and Fadell said that they are basically completing each others sentences because they share a common vision.
It is clear that privacy is something that the folks of the Nest team take very seriously, so you can rest assured that your temperature settings won’t be sold to ad providers to put some extra change in their pocket. This is the start of something much larger, so let’s sit back and relax, and see where Google and Nest take this.
Source: The Next Web