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Too late. You probably already have a cell phone and probably already carry it with you most of the time.
by paul 12y ago
Too late. You probably already have a cell phone and probably already carry it with you most of the time.
- colinplamondon 12y agoSame with the microphones on your computer, external monitor, tablet, and soon smartwatch. To be effectively paranoid like the grandparent commenter, one would have to opt out of a _lot_ of convenience. If you're actually a person of interest to the point of being surveilled with an Echo, you'll be surveilled with all your other digital devices as well. Hell - the Echo would be incredibly limited relative to those other devices. It only captures specific rooms in your home. Those other devices follow you throughout the day.
- jsmeaton 12y agoBut that's not constantly transmitting my voice to the internet without my knowledge unless I'm being specifically targetted. I wouldn't put something like the Echo in my house. Similarly, my Smart TV isn't connected to the internet. But I'm not afraid of carrying a smart phone with me wherever I go. Two completely different things in my opinion. One requires specific targeting (which I'm OK with to a point), and the other can be collected with a dragnet.
- jsmeaton 12y agoSorry, the "wake word" makes the Echo a little less suspicious in my opinion, but it's still something I'd avoid.