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mrjalco Jun 2, 2023

And this is PRECISELY why any kind of “smart speaker” is not allowed in our house and we always turns off the digital assistants on our devices.

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Michael Lucas¹ :flan_molotov: (@[email protected])

Me: I won't discuss business in a room with an Alexa, because Amazon is my business competitor and they eavesdrop. Various other folks: :flan_eyeroll: Today: Amazon to pay fine for eavesdropping. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179381126/amazon-alexa-ring-settlement

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Suzy Richards Jun 2, 2023

@mrjalco But if you phone someone that uses their phone on speaker within earshot of an alexa it is tempting to get up to no good 😀

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mrjalco

@serichards I may well have done this. Also when you’re in someone’s house that has such a device, asking it to set an alarm for 3am can be most amusing.