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Well then we can definitely trust them.
by m_t 10y ago
Well then we can definitely trust them.
- petra 10y agoIf they lie about this in general(and enable blanket surveillance), it would be relatively easy to detect , and hurt Amazon's brand.
- icebraining 10y agoHow? If you say "by analysing the amount of data it transmits when not in use", then not really - they could record it locally and then sneak it alongside a normal request.
- CaptSpify 10y agoI don't know how Echo's update, but they potentially could also sneak in an update that does listen 24/7, then a couple days later push an update that turns that off.
- dx034 10y agoYou can trust them as much as the manufacturer of your phone. No difference there, phones could also always listen.
- tekromancr 10y agoI'm starting to get tired of this. I really don't understand this sentiment on a forum called "hacker news" of all places. You don't have to trust anyones word about it not listening 24/7. It is t r i v i a l to look at the data from the echo transiting across the network. You can see that the traffic spikes after you say alexia as it sends the audio data out.