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The part that listens for the "Alexa" word is analog not digital. It cannot be updated remotely by firmware. Crack open the device, test the analog component
by hbt 10y ago
The part that listens for the "Alexa" word is analog not digital.
It cannot be updated remotely by firmware.
Crack open the device, test the analog component and confirm the signal only fires when you speak alexa and nothing else.
Having said all that, I wouldn't buy it. NSA is known to temper with devices behind the back of companies (no matter how trustworthy you think Amazon/Google/Apple are). Check what they did with Cisco equipment sold to foreigners. They intercepted the shipment, tempered with the device and no one was any wiser until the Snowden leaks. Cisco now ships via proxy to guarantee no tempering.
American businesses shouldn't fear globalization or chinese disregard for intellectual property; their own government is fucking them.
- visarga 10y agoHave you tried the "infidel" keyword?
- jonnytran 10y ago> The part that listens for the "Alexa" word is analog not digital. > It cannot be updated remotely by firmware. I used to think that about my phone, that it was hard-wired to "OK, Google". I had a Moto X (first generation), which is one of the first phones to have this always-listening feature. They claimed that it had special hardware that allowed it to work using very little power. But after a software update, they added a feature that allowed me to retrain the activation phrase to whatever I wanted. They recommend using something with 5 syllables or more. It works. I haven't addressed my phone with "OK, Google" for years. If Motorola (owned by Google at the time) can do it with Moto X, I'm sure Amazon could do it with Alexa too.