[–] vastrightwing 0 points 28 points 28 points (+28|-0) ago
Alexa, record everything I say and send it to the NSA.
Ok
[–] hyppielost 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
no need. we saw they were able to get UK drives smashed with everything that touched Snowden. Imagine what they can do stateside
[–] slowcrash101 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
Shit, people act as if that little box is the only thing recording you. Your phone is your life, and they have access to all of it. All your worst privacy fears have already come true, but convenience is a stronger drug than heroin so we ignore 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?
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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.
[–] 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.
This is scarier than Alexa, this of it, every post, comment and reply that you typed used against you.
[–] 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.
[–] 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
[–] 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.
[–] The_Venerable ago
Speakers can work as microphones.
Do you have any resources I could look into regarding this?
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.
[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
https://archive.fo/kOHW3 :
'"Unplug your Alexa devices right now," the staffer told the couple, who did not wish to be fully identified, "you're being hacked."'
'The machines are designed to constantly listen out for the "Alexa" wake word, filling a one-second audio buffer from its microphone at all times in anticipation of a command. ', "While the US giant gave no details, it admitted its software screwed up:For this to happen, something has gone very seriously wrong with the Alexa device's programming.", "She said she'd asked for a refund for all their Alexa devices – something the company has so far demurred from agreeing to."
'The voice recognition and AI system behind Alexa is also far from perfect, leading to misunderstandings. '
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