(Staff Writer) Anyone with an Amazon Alexa device has likely noticed that the smart speaker has tried to upsell them while asking about the weather in the last few months. This is because Amazon understands there is fading interest in its money-losing Alexa voice-controlled smart speaker division.
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Lawsuit: Apple, Google Recording Users Without Their Knowledge
(Ralph Flores) BigTech has long insisted that voice assistance is the next step when it comes to convenience, saying the technology can help people with every little need that pops up. But a new lawsuit challenges that narrative, alleging that voice assistants from Google and Apple listen in on, and even record, conversations — even if they’re not supposed to.
ALEXA, How Long Will The Corona Virus Last?! The Answer Will Blow Your Mind! (SATIRE)
ALEXA, How Long Will The Corona Virus Last?! The Answer Will Blow Your Mind! (SATIRE)
Not Just Alexa: Google Employees Eavesdropping On People Via ‘Smart Speakers’
(Zero Hedge) In April we reported that thousands of Amazon contractors have been eavesdropping on customers who own the company’s Alexa devices.
Newly Released Amazon Patent Shows Just How Much Creepier Alexa Can Get
(Peter Dockrill) A newly revealed patent application filed by Amazon is raising privacy concerns over an envisaged upgrade to the company’s smart speaker systems. This change would mean that, by default, the devices end up listening to and recording everything you say in their presence.
Here’s How To Review All The Recordings Alexa Has Of You
(Zero Hedge) Guess who wrote the following text: “When Alexa runs your home, Amazon tracks you in more ways than you might want. Would you let a stranger eavesdrop in your home and keep the recordings? For most people, the answer is, ‘Are you crazy?’ Yet that’s essentially what Amazon has been doing to millions of us with its assistant Alexa in microphone-equipped Echo speakers. And it’s hardly alone: Bugging our homes is Silicon Valley’s next frontier.”