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4. privacy....

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 08:16 PM

Dec 2016

I simply don't trust voice recognition devices not to be listening in when you don't want them too.

After all, it's not that the voice recognition is being done locally. These devices have direct links to voice recognition servers somewhere which translate your words to commands.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/11/11/how-closely-is-amazons-echo-listening/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/21/amazon-echo-alexa-home-robot-privacy-cloud

Privacy concerns are being raised about all these devices... including children's dolls that ask kids to tell them secrets.

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Anyone with Amazon Echo? [View all] ellenrr Oct 2016 OP

I'm thinking about getting one, I have wifi radio and really enjoy that BlueStateLib Oct 2016 #1

what kind of wifi radio do you have? ellenrr Oct 2016 #2

I have Grace Digital gdi-ird4000 allegro BlueStateLib Oct 2016 #3

privacy.... eniwetok Dec 2016 #4

I agree... ellenrr Jan 2017 #8

On CBS news tonight... Echo records being subpoenaed in murder case eniwetok Dec 2016 #5

Voice is uploaded to the cloud only following wake text teach1st Dec 2016 #6

I have two Echo devices running in my home teach1st Dec 2016 #7

I personally like Google Home Cristian Jan 2017 #9