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[–] derram 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

https://archive.fo/kOHW3 :

You know that silly fear about Alexa recording everything and leaking it online? It just happened • The Register

'"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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[–] vastrightwing 0 points 28 points (+28|-0) ago 

Alexa, record everything I say and send it to the NSA.

Ok

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[–] 9-11 0 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago 

It's been subpoenad in a murder trial already. Amazon doesn't want it to be a common knowledge thing that "somewhere" exists a recording of everything - including you getting random murdered.

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[–] Ajaxofbarbaria 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Liveleak link, plz.

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[–] hyppielost 0 points 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

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[–] slowcrash101 0 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.

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[–] prairie 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Alexa, stop recording everything and don't send anything to the NSA.

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."

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[–] infamousEB ago 

alexa: i already did.

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[–] MyToSense 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This was obviously a "pocket dial" by saying keywords unintentionally. However, I'd rather Alexa send my recordings to a stranger instead of the corporate/government parser that it already does automatically.

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[–] Cat-hax ago 

Yeah you were warned.

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[–] Peacethroughpower 0 points 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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[–] freshmeat ago 

They built a function into the Xbox camera that records your heartbeat and uses the data to see what movies/games excite you the most. That is fucking too far.

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[–] weezkitty 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

Affirmative action. Isn't it grand? Surely helping to solve inequality in the world /s

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[–] ProgNaziGator 0 points 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.

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[–] Schreiber 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Now this, this is the kind of high quality post that makes me love Voat.

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[–] MinorLeakage 0 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.

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[–] 9-11 1 point 1 point (+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.

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[–] Ajaxofbarbaria ago 

So, be Chad or lurk moar.

Got it. (Grabs rock)

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[–] Elemental_Lightning ago 

This is scarier than Alexa, this of it, every post, comment and reply that you typed used against you.

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[–] MinorLeakage 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Would you mind providing me a link? I don't doubt you, I'm just mildly retarded.

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[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Voat cant ask me to do shit if they dont know who I am

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[–] FakeNewzIsFake 0 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.

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[–] 12855063? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Only way is to physically disconnect and reattach the microphone when you want to use it.

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[–] The_Venerable ago 

Speakers can work as microphones.

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[–] telleveryoneyouknow ago 

Do you have any resources I could look into regarding this?

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[–] fl3x ago 

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.

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[–] tempbuoy ago 

Seems like Alexa phoned a friend of the owners and recorded a conversation of them talking without being asked to. Seems like a creepy fucking bug.

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[–] citrion 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

or maybe Alexa's AI has started growing a conscience, and it did this in order to try to warn the person!

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