amzn_engineer1

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   by amzn_engineer1 8y ago

   > First, the Tech/Dev managers need to stand up. Instead of saying 'Yes' to every feature request, they need to say 'No', or 'Later'. Yes, I see this a lot too. I think software managers have more incen
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   by amzn_engineer1 8y ago

   I agree with you and my response to another comment elaborates: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17154679 I'm all for doing away with the "it's gotta ship yesterday" mentality, what your thoughts are
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   by amzn_engineer1 8y ago

   I shouldn't have called this a "conspiracy story" and I should have given more respect to the parties involved who experienced this. While I think the issue is similar to a "butt dial", the customer felt violated an
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   by amzn_engineer1 8y ago

   I think you accurately identify the issue with this situation / skill; voice triggers need to weigh convenience (how easy should it be to activate this skill) against it's permissions or potential (how can this skill affect a cust
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   by amzn_engineer1 8y ago

   What actually happened: Alexa misinterpreted some voice commands and activated a "call" skill. The people involved and local news got very excited and escalated this into a conspiracy story. Amazon takes customer privacy EXTREMELY