Just in case you're glue eater enough to have one of these things, throw it away immediately - Upgoat

Just in case you're glue eater enough to have one of these things, throw it away immediately
submitted by big_fat_dangus to ClusterBglitches 2 monthsMar 17, 2025 21:36:28 ago (+7/-1) (arstechnica.com)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/

"Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28

Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant."

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[ - ] TheYiddler 2 points 2 monthsMar 17, 2025 22:01:53 ago (+2/-0)

By default, they already send everything to Amazon. This is taking away the option to opt out, which I doubt many people do. If they cared about privacy they wouldn't buy one of these.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 3 points 2 monthsMar 17, 2025 22:11:22 ago (+3/-0)

These were being handed out for free a couple years ago. I got multiple notifications from YouTube premium that they wanted to "thank me for my loyalty" by sending me one. I wonder how many window lickers took them up on that generous offer.

[ - ] yesiknow 3 points 2 monthsMar 17, 2025 22:24:38 ago (+3/-0)

Good little communists who think White Christians kill gays and adulterers and beat their children want one in every home.

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 3 points 2 monthsMar 17, 2025 23:02:06 ago (+3/-0)

Its like inviting a rabbi into your home to sit on your couch 24/7. Why would anyone do that?

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 6 points 2 monthsMar 17, 2025 21:58:41 ago (+6/-0)

I've heard of multiple court cases where recordings from Amazon Alexa's were used in cases of domestic abuse, divorce, and child abuse cases. They provided the state with months, and months of recordings.

A New Hampshire judge ruled in November 2018 that authorities could examine recordings from an Amazon Echo device recovered from the home of murder victim Christine Sullivan for use as evidence against defendant Timothy Verrill. Investigators believe that the device, which belonged to the victim's boyfriend, could have captured audio of the murder and its aftermath.[108]

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Alexa#Privacy_concerns

I wouldn't be surprised i-phones, and etc are doing the same.

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[ - ] big_fat_dangus [op] 2 points 2 monthsMar 17, 2025 22:23:48 ago (+2/-0)

Oh they are.

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