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I'm not sure the sort of person who's OK with an always-listening device in their home would find this particularly invasive.

• chc 10y ago
  I am and I would. I don't care if a computer is passively listening for a prompt — the computer has no consciousness and it doesn't do anything I'd even notice. I do care if somebody is trying to make my device do something without my OK.
  • recursive 10y ago
    If you are relying on good will and the spirit of co-operation to ensure that everything that makes sound is OK, you're going to have a bad day.
  • zepto 10y ago
    Nobody is talking about conscious computers here. The issue is recorded conversions from your home being made available to the government: https://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/amazon-alexa-recordings-requested-by-police-in-murder-case.html https://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/amazon-alexa-recordings...
    • chc 10y ago
      This does not particularly concern me, as Alexa only transmits when you trigger it and stops transmitting soon afterward. If that's too much for you, I'm not going to try to change your preferences. All I'm saying is, I'm OK with a device that is constantly listening for a trigger, and I'm OK with a device transmitting messages at my request, but that doesn't mean I'm OK with advertisers attempting to exploit the device.
      • beojan 10y ago
        > Alexa only transmits when you trigger it You really only have Amazon's word that the only data transmitted is for that particular command. Unless you tap the transmission, you only have Amazon's word that it only transmits when triggered.