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I know someone who is head of critical SRE for a major wall street trading firm (you've definitely heard of them), who has these devices all over their house ru
by ChainOfFools 5y ago
I know someone who is head of critical SRE for a major wall street trading firm (you've definitely heard of them), who has these devices all over their house running everything from window blinds to outdoor accent lighting.
They know very well Amazon is probably listening to and recording every last work spoken in their home, but just cannot see what the big concern is, arguing that Amazon risks massive legal and PR damage if it's ever found out they acted on any information gleaned from his (or anyone's) household audio. I don't understand this risk calculation at all.
- blitzar 5y ago> I don't understand this risk calculation at all Either a) they are not using it, or b) if they do use against the terms then a 7-9 figure cheque will be arriving in your letterbox. If it an 50-50 chance that Jeff is sitting there listening to your friend all day, then risk calculation wise buying a device has a net present value to the buyer of $5mil.
- TigeriusKirk 5y agoI tend to agree Amazon probably isn't using the information in untoward ways. Yes, the pr hit alone would be devastating. But I think you have to calculate in the risk of a leak or hack, which is definitely non-zero. The files exist, so they are a privacy and security risk.