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Javaman

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10. you can mute it.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu May 24, 2018, 12:51 PM

May 2018

I hate the fucking thing but my gf loves it.

I mute it anytime it's not playing.

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Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact [View all] demmiblue May 2018 OP

She probably misstated a number and it dialed; prob not actually recorded. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #1

It was a recording, it is in the article. Cal Carpenter May 2018 #7

Every room in her house was wired with Amazon devices.... LisaM May 2018 #2

Duh lady, what did she expect! Lol. appalachiablue May 2018 #14

Surprise, surprise grumpyduck May 2018 #3

+1. I don't get mass fascination for an increasingly invasive technology... appalachiablue May 2018 #13

I feel the same but can think of only one situation in which it could really help, mahina May 2018 #21

That's justified for sure. A relative has one of those Life Alert call devices appalachiablue May 2018 #23

One my Mom's neighbors has one of those Life Alert buttons csziggy May 2018 #32

I love it! Unintended party, and she must be a nice lady I bet. appalachiablue May 2018 #33

She's a real nice lady and very socialble csziggy May 2018 #34

Good for her, I sensed she must be a people liker with all those officials appalachiablue May 2018 #37

I grew up with a sibling who couldn't stand to go a day without an event csziggy May 2018 #38

I Have A Smart TV ProfessorGAC May 2018 #17

We do tend to rationalize the arbitrary limits we personally place on technology. LanternWaste May 2018 #18

Meaning What? ProfessorGAC May 2018 #20

Bingo. paleotn May 2018 #29

alexa heard something that sounded like " call so and so...." Mine answers the tv all the time. samnsara May 2018 #4

Ours will come on at least 2-3 times per day with things it thinks we said... cbdo2007 May 2018 #5

Geez, people are going to have to... HopeAgain May 2018 #6

Imagine, they also might even have to unlock the front door themselves. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #16

Most Americans don't consume enough calories to perform such tasks dalton99a May 2018 #19

Right now its a bug. Next year it will be a feature you'll pay extra for and cannot opt out of. marble falls May 2018 #8

Creeped out yet? Amazon/Lennar Team Up to Build Smart Homes Wwcd May 2018 #9

Kind of Orwellian... paleotn May 2018 #30

you can mute it. Javaman May 2018 #10

"My husband and I would joke and say I'd bet these devices are listening to what we're saying" ToxMarz May 2018 #11

"oops". n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #12

This instantly brought to mind an old episode of the Dick Van Dyke show... LisaM May 2018 #15

A lot of people must have these things Politicub May 2018 #22

I can't believe Amazon isn't refunding her purchase price. thesquanderer May 2018 #24

1984 FirstLight May 2018 #25

Alexa knows all about you. Yavin4 May 2018 #26

I know this is a hate on smart speaker thread and... wcmagumba May 2018 #27

I wish that all use was this benign. LisaM May 2018 #28

I can see that it has value in limited situations FakeNoose May 2018 #31

Amazon says it's "extremely rare" that your Echo will record your conversations .99center May 2018 #35

Well that's reassuring... HopeAgain May 2018 #36

suuuuurrrrre bdtrppr6 May 2018 #39

We have Alexa the original, the Alexa show, and two dots. Mostly so I can listen to music demtenjeep May 2018 #40