Not Good: Alexa Records and Shares Woman's Private Conversation

[AndrewFreedman]

A Portland woman claims that Amazon's digital assistant recorded and sent their private conversations to a contact. Amazon is looking into it.

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[Finstar]

I don't think a person who installs one of these in their home values their privacy that much anyway.
I mean you're literally giving these big companies a way to listen to you 24/7.

 

[jvanwie22]

@Finstar, oh you mean like carrying a hot mic cellphone around?

 

[AngelaMissouri]

20/7? I was sure that there were 24 hours in a day. Hmmm.

 

[hlema]

Another Device to make me lazy I will try to live without it.

 

[richard10570]

I don't think I need any of these devices. The just make life more complicated.

 

[phantom_e]

Good thing it was just about hardwood floors!

 

[USAFRet]

My Alexa is exactly where it needs to be, in the ON state it needs to be.
On the shelf in the Amazon warehouse, turned off, in the box.

 

[joelwexler]

@Finstar, oh you mean like carrying a hot mic cellphone around?

Probably our smart TV's too. I shower in the dark with a burka on.

 

[Patrick_1966]

Luddites revolt. Destroy your technology. Stone tablets are the only secure medium for communicating. Read only the sacred text of your gods and none of the blasphemous drivel produced by those who seek profit. Buy not good or services. seek independence from your fellow man. Forsake all that is electrical..