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Alexa records conversation and sends it to owner's employee
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:26 pm
Who here is shocked? They put a microphone hooked to the internet in their house and then seem surprised that it recorded a conversation and sent it to someone on their contact list.
Who here is actually using these things?
Amazon even admits that it happened.
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Who here is actually using these things?
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A woman in Portland, Ore. claims that her family's Amazon Alexa smart speaker recorded a private conversation and sent it to someone on her contact list, KIRO 7 News reports.
The woman, named only as Danielle, received a phone call from one of her husband's employees in Seattle, who received a recording of the conversation. On KIRO's video, Danielle holds up a number of Echo Dots, claiming that "it was one of these that sent it."
He proceeded to tell us that he had received audio files of recordings from inside our house," she told KIRO news. "At first, my husband was, like, 'no you didn't!' And the (recipient of the message) said 'You sat there talking about hardwood floors.' And we said, 'oh gosh, you really did hear us.'"
Amazon even admits that it happened.
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"Amazon takes privacy very seriously," Amazon said in a statement to KIRO 7. "We investigated what happened and determined this was an extremely rare occurrence. We are taking steps to avoid this from happening in the future."
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Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:27 pm to jbgleason
debunked on the tech board already
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:31 pm to jbgleason
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Every room in her family home was wired with the Amazon devices to control her home's heat, lights and security system.
Seems excessive.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:32 pm to CAD703X
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debunked on the tech board already
Well it’s rebunked here
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:37 pm to jbgleason
quote:I love that this poster says this while putting in bold that it's an extremely rare occurrence.
Who here is shocked? They put a microphone hooked to the internet in their house and then seem surprised that it recorded a conversation and sent it to someone on their contact list.
Of course I'd be shocked...anyone in their right mind would.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:45 pm to jbgleason
Sign me up. Love watching big brother, time to join in.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:50 pm to shel311
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while putting in bold that it's an extremely rare occurrence.
I put that in bold because it was Amazon's excuse. As if I believe that shite. It is bad enough that they admit it occurred. What did you think they would say? "This shite happens all the time because our software is fricked up. Don't sweat it."
Posted on 5/24/18 at 1:54 pm to jbgleason
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They put a microphone hooked to the internet in their house and then seem surprised that it recorded a conversation and sent it to someone on their contact list.
You walk around with a microphone hooked to the internet in your pocket every day
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:08 pm to Epic Cajun
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You walk around with a microphone hooked to the internet in your pocket every day
"But that's different. AMAZON! RABBLE RABBLE!"
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:12 pm to jbgleason
Here's a solution:
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:13 pm to jbgleason
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Amazon takes privacy very seriousl
Nobody in their right mind would ever believe that about one of those big arse tech companies. Guarantee you they’re sending all your info straight to the government too.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:15 pm to Epic Cajun
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You walk around with a microphone hooked to the internet in your pocket every day
And a camera.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:15 pm to jbgleason
I use the shite out of them and don’t sync my email or phone contacts. Soooo this cant happen.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:17 pm to Epic Cajun
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You walk around with a microphone hooked to the internet in your pocket every day
It’s hilarious people don’t realize this.
I tested this out with a buddy who didn’t believe it. Got him to talk about chocolate and candy bars for about 5 minutes straight.
1 hour later he had kit kat ads on his Instagram.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:18 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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AMAZON! RABBLE RABBLE!"
But Amazon is killing the poor brick and mortar stores.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:37 pm to TheCaterpillar
People who are paranoid about this stuff make me laugh. What are you doing that anyone really cares about?
It reminds me of those people who get freaked out that you can find someone's address and phone number on the internet. Have these people never heard of a phone book?
It reminds me of those people who get freaked out that you can find someone's address and phone number on the internet. Have these people never heard of a phone book?
Posted on 5/24/18 at 2:42 pm to Epic Cajun
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What are you doing that anyone really cares about?
Talking shite about people, mostly. Or banging neighbors.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 3:33 pm to jbgleason
Posted on 5/24/18 at 3:36 pm to jbgleason
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Posted on 5/24/18 at 3:40 pm to CAD703X
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debunked on the tech board already
Have some red
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