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The Privacy Threat from Always-On Microphones Like the Amazon Echo

by ergot on 1/18/17, 2:06 PM with 5 comments

• by bahjoite on 1/18/17, 4:17 PM

  When visiting the residence of a user of such devices, how should a privacy conscious person approach the thorny issue of desiring one's voice not to be recorded and transmitted?

• by louprado on 1/18/17, 5:52 PM

  In 2020 we'll all be talking like gangsters. The G's have been privacy conscience for centuries which is why their language evolves at such a high rate.

  For the record "Alexa turn off" and "Alexa stop listening" were NOPs on my Echo. But you can shout "Alexa ping" and "Alexa hello" to test if it is in the room.

• by finid on 1/18/17, 2:48 PM

  Buyers of such devices don't seem to care.