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kkqd1337 said:

i currently 'trust' google to look after my router

Is that enough?
Are you using any Wi-Fi Smart Plugs or smart lights that require you to log in their Wi-Fi network for connection before asking you to tender your Wi-Fi password, or requiring you to create a cloud account to Manage those devices? 
Are you using any devices owned by a China- or Shenzhen-based company? 
Have you connected those devices or accessories via Google Home or Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa or Apple HomeKit?
Then good luck on you.

mike1 said:

How do all of the location-based features described when somebody else actually lives in the house?

Time of sunrise and sunset change the Color of lightbulbs, for instance.

dominikhoffmann said:

I am wondering, what this really means for my privacy. Will the Nest thermostat no longer be a Trojan Horse I bring into my house that allows Google to know my comings and goings?

My understanding is that every smart device or their hub need access to your Wi-Fi router password, eg. Philips Hue. Most of them need you to create an account, eg. TP-Link. You don’t know and can’t control what data these companies collect from your home. Do you trust them? Do you trust smart device / IoT companies with their servers in China? Or better just trust a fewer number of bigger brands, like Google account and Apple ID?

Google Home Hub (with Google Assistant) is multi-user and instantly recognise the user voice and switch to that user profile. E.g. a family of six can ask “hey google who am I?” And the Google Home Hub can instantly response “You name is whoeverasking”. 

It can play your music library, YouTube Recommanded, Spotify, Google Photos of the user asking, instantly, at the volume you commanded, and control the lighting, turning on/off fans and aircond  as setup from Google Home app, all by voice.

Google Home also sync setting changes from Apple HomeKit for wherever changes, but not vice versa. That’s Apple HomeKit’s problem.  

Regarding social responsibility, Apple should design an iOS Light version to extend the use of older devices. Make it 10 years rather than a planned death in 4 years, please.