Bruce Sterling @bruces
https://theconversation.com/everything-you-say-to-an-alexa-speaker-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-today-252923
Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon – starting today

Amazon has disabled some Alexa privacy features amid a push to introduce AI capabilities and make more money.

The Conversation
Mar 30, 2025 at 3:11amWeb
Show threadskribe 🇺🇦 Mar 30, 2025

@bruces Fuck you, Alexa!

You can put a stamp on that.

Show threadThe Long TailMar 30, 2025
@bruces "Everybody pays the platform"
Show threadJohn MaxwellMar 30, 2025
@bruces at 1800UTC today, everyone who owns an Alexa should chant "Jeff Bezos molests children" for five minutes. Let's get that "fact" firmly embedded in their LLM.
Show threadDr. OmedMar 30, 2025
Back in the 70s we called those wiretaps.
Show threadJamesTDGMar 30, 2025
@bruces tried to tell my dad this, even warned him that it would reduce network speeds, and I was brushed off because he's stuck in the sink cost fallacy...
Show threadSimiraMar 30, 2025
@bruces If you think that is starting today that is quite naive... Officially, maybe.
Show threadAliaksei ChareshneuMar 31, 2025
@bruces wow