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This is my concern as well. My privacy threshold is pretty low (my username across most of the web is my real name, for example). This, though, is an always-li
by chrisamiller 11y ago
This is my concern as well.
My privacy threshold is pretty low (my username across most of the web is my real name, for example). This, though, is an always-listening device in your home, that connects directly to a company who's stated goal is to sell you more things. That, combined with the potential for abuse/hacks/subpoenas, crosses a line for me.
It feels a lot like the GPS trackers that insurance companies want to put in your car, which I also think is a bridge too far.
- pwython 11y agoEcho only transmits the audio command to Amazon after you invoke the wake word "Alexa." It's "always-listening" but not "always-recording/transmitting." You can easily verify this by looking at your network activity.
- VincentEvans 11y ago... and there's absolutely no way it could ever be changed without your knowledge or consent to do anything other than described! Right?
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- lsaferite 11y agoCouldn't the same be said about the phone in your pocket as well?
- VincentEvans 11y agoIt could, yes. Perhaps everyone could be a little more suspicious of phones as well.
- daviross 11y agoIt seems to be some sort of not-quite-hardware thing where they download a neural net, based on what I remember hearing about the implementation and that it takes ~10min and flashes a lot of warnings when you switch from "Alexa" to "Amazon" as the available watchwords. Not that this is completely secure, of course, but it does suggest it'd be non-trivial, at least.