[–] absurdlyobfuscated 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
When paranoia is justified and has a rational basis, then we can just call it caution.
[–] midnightblue1335 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I had a long conversation with a friend about this topic a few days ago. Basically we were talking about when paranoia is good, and when it can cross the line into becoming unhealthy.
And then I get several ads about treatments for paranoid schizophrenia. I do not have mental illness in my family, have never researched it or showed any interest in it. I find it too much of a coincidence that I'd suddenly get ads like this shortly after discussing the topic. My phone was in my pocket during the conversation.
It's a real mindfuck. It's almost as if they're gaslighting- "Why are you talking about paranoia with your friend? You must be a schizophrenic person. Here are some ads for schizo drugs. We're not listening into your conversations in order to tailor your ads based on certain keywords. That'd be.... crazy!"
[–] FakeNewzIsFake 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Who ever put this device in their home so they can talk to a machine to do meaningless tasks for them deserve to be recorded and spied on. Our phones are not any better. No headphones with a microphone, no microphone, no phone.. It's the best we can do at the moment, but it would not be hard to put a microphone in ANY electronic device and have that device connect to a low grade phone network. Quality can suffer and upload times can be as long as they want.
When it comes down to it, we are all being spied on more than likely through every device created past 2014.
past 2014.
2014 is a pretty arbitrary date.
...it's every digital device created, ever, that can TX/RX, and uses electricity. Even devices you think don't have electrical components in them can have power sources and transmitters embedded in them, or technology that when illuminated becomes active and begins gathering data and storing or transmitting it.
[–] The_Venerable ago
Speakers can work as microphones.
Do you have any resources I could look into regarding this?
[–] MinorLeakage 0 points 17 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago
The only "bug" was that the recording wasn't sent to Amazon for storage, like it was supposed to. I'm completely sure it is designed to record you at all times, and to forward that data to Amazon at all times. Regardless of any bullshit Amazon may tell you, just read the terms of service you agree to by using the damn device!
https://www.ama_zon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201809740
"Amazon processes and retains your Alexa Interactions"
"Alexa uses recordings of your voice to create an acoustic model of your voice characteristics."
"If you use a Third Party Service, we may exchange related information with that service"
"By using Alexa, you agree to be bound by those terms."
"The Software will provide Amazon with information about your use of Alexa, your Alexa Interactions, and your Alexa Enabled Products and Auxiliary Products (such as device type, name, features, status, network connectivity, and location). This information may be stored on servers outside the country in which you live."
I could keep quoting, but you get the idea...
https://developer.ama_zon.com/support/legal/alexa/alexa-voice-service/terms-and-agreements
Also worth noting is their "Privacy" Notice.
https://www.ama_zon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468496
- "We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us."
I do have to add though, in all honesty, anyone with a cell-phone probably shouldn't feel too holier-than-thou...
NOTE: Remove the _ between "Ama" and "zon" to see the links. Voat blocks all links from that shithole.
[–] 9-11 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
ToS are always scary. Voat has an indemnity clause that says that if you post or say something that gets voat, inc sued, that you agree to pay all court costs, any potential fine and pay for their lawyer, any high priced lawyer they also technically own all posts and comments and you agree to license your oc to voat for any purpose including for profit promotion.
[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Voat cant ask me to do shit if they dont know who I am
[–] MinorLeakage 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Would you mind providing me a link? I don't doubt you, I'm just mildly retarded.
This is scarier than Alexa, this of it, every post, comment and reply that you typed used against you.
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[–] ProgNaziGator 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Mark steyn says how last century was masculine authoritarianism. But this century is femine authoritarianism. That's why the left is so blind to it.
[–] Peacethroughpower 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
the fucked up part is i remember there being a huge uproar with the xbox one doing the aways listening and looking thing, and thought "ok so the normies know". what the hell happened to all that knowing?
[–] HeavyBeefCurtain 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
lul these people ARE really this dense... stupid motherfuckers