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Echo Dot project should be renamed to NSA@Home.

• jedberg 10y ago
  People keep saying this, but you can actually see a log of everything that is sent to Amazon. And you can verify the log yourself by sniffing the traffic to Amazon. You can see that it most definitely does not send data unless the blue ring is lit. Now, you may argue that it is recording all the time and then sending its recordings when you issue a command, but I'm willing to take the risk that Amazon is not willing to risk their entire reputation on helping the NSA like that.
  • byebyetech 10y ago
    I totally agree that Amazon would not "wish" to risk their reputation by snooping on their customers, however if they are forced to do so they might comply. Perhaps Echo is not installed in many homes for it to be any interest of NSA yet. But if it were installed in millions of homes I would imagine some agents knocking Mr. Bezos's door. In terms of sending data, I would imagine they may optimize it by first matching the spoken keywords before they start extensive logging, or you have to be on some list to begin with.