Anon Archived You know that silly fear about Alexa recording everything and leaking it online? It just happened (theregister.co.uk)
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Anon Archived You know that silly fear about Alexa recording everything and leaking it online? It just happened (theregister.co.uk)
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'"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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