Originally Posted by
ScottC
That is fine for your laptop, but not for a phone.
Sure, but I never travel without my laptop so, for me and others like me, it's a non-issue.
Also, I've yet to find WiDi working reliably enough to use it on a permanent basis.
It does on my systems. I have a Netgear WiDi box on the bedroom television and frequently use my laptop to stream a variety of video to it. It works great.
And what makes you think that Google wants to know what you watch on Chromecast? Do you have something to back that up?
Only Google's business model. Google is a data aggregator, repackager and reseller. Read the TOS for their products and you'll see what I mean. I can't think of any reason why this inexpensive/free product would be an exception.