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We all trust our e-mail to be stored in the cloud. A lot of people have their own elaborate personal mail setups. we store sensitive files etc on services lik

We all trust our e-mail to be stored in the cloud. A lot of people have their own elaborate personal mail setups. we store sensitive files etc on services like dropbox A lot of people do not, and it is absolutely trivial not to (unlike say, being totally independent of webmail providers). we trust that our operating systems aren't collecting/sending data Trust is not created equal. For example, it is not a stretch at all for someone to think that OpenBSD is more trustworthy than Windows when it comes to security and privacy, and to sleep well at night with reasonable confidence as to the validity of that assertion.

leeber 12y ago
Ok, let me re-phrase a little bit. I am asserting my belief that a large majority of people who voice privacy concerns over things like amazon echo are the same people who do in fact use many cloud services. I find it to be ironic if my assertion is true. Furthermore, I think it all comes down to our perception, and our perception does not accurately reflect "potential to be misused". Our perception is that gmail, dropbox, facebook, apps which store data, etc. are all relatively low threat. However a device that is marketed to record our voices in our homes is perceive to be high threat. In reality though, the "potential to be misused" is present in ALL times we trust a 3rd party with access to our information, or even the potential ability to access our information, or cameras, or recording devices (including phones and laptops). So like I said, it comes down to trust. Trust amazon or don't. Trust dropbox or don't. Trust your smartphones, or don't. Potential to be misused is equal among ANYTHING that has listening or recording capabilities built in to it.