Facebook's Portal speaker is now on sale and it definitely won't spy on you

Facebook's smart speaker is on sale. The Portal and Portal+ speaker, which Facebook first revealed last month, are available just in time for the holiday shopping season, the company announced.

Facebook is also, again, trying to head off questions about its privacy policies as they relate to the gadgets, and has offered new assurances that, no, the speakers won't spy on you.

"Facebook does not listen to, view, or keep the contents of your Portal video calls," the company writes in a statement. "This means nothing you say on a Portal video call is accessed by Facebook or used for advertising purposes." Read more...