Echo records private family chat and sends it to random contact, Amazon offers explanation Comments
- Salah
- LC8
That happens when you let a girl in charge of your household affairs.
Alexa's just a Gossip girl, after all.
- Anonymous
- P@Y
Wow! that's multi tasking Alexa! Keep it UP.
- Anonymous
- P@Y
AnonD-687934, 25 May 2018I must say, we will be more happy without these stupid machines. Very well said
- Anonymous
- P@Y
Alexa needs hearing AID
- Anonymous
- Mqx
So the news is... "Eavesdropping, always-on, Internet-connected microphone, controlled remotely by an entity that can order it to do anything, does its job and eavesdrops on family".
Why would any sane person buy a literal wiretap and put it in their home...
- AnonD-687934
- PSE
hallo77, 25 May 2018so it is really a dumb AI which continuously mishears. BTW is there really a need of these ass... moreI must say, we will be more happy without these stupid machines.
- Anonymous
- kqQ
One day,,,. suddenly Amazon send you packages and charge your credit card for something that you don't want to buy.
- hallo77
- D0c
Anonymous, 25 May 2018did anyone else raise an eyebrow at the part where Amazon's technicians confirmed everything t... moreha ha good catch. Amazon records everything.
- hallo77
- D01
so it is really a dumb AI which continuously mishears. BTW is there really a need of these assistant devices at home??
- Anonymous
- snJ
did anyone else raise an eyebrow at the part where Amazon's technicians confirmed everything that happened by looking at their log files?
- Anonymous
- 80T
I like how they kept telling that the echo was asking OUT LOUD for a confirmation. Like "it's not really our fault, I mean the echo warned you it was doing a thinhg, so it's technically your fault for letting it".
To be fair, they're kind of right. Buying a device like that was your mistake
- LG Superfan
- vxx
James Whister, 25 May 2018I agree with amazon staff apologizing to the family. That conversation should have been sent t... moreLOL
- James Whister
- rJ}
I agree with amazon staff apologizing to the family. That conversation should have been sent to amazon data centers but by mistake it got sent to one of the family’s contacts. Lol.
- AnonD-641645
- vgM
Wow Alexa, what impressive intelligence you have!
- Anonymous
- qxU
IOT, your house and appliances are being weaponised to use against you. Already the Chinese are being coerced to be good little citizens, the New World Order is coming...
- AnonD-492870
- FVp
Boebus666, 25 May 2018Who actually uses such devices? As a concept, they're great.. But apart from that, in the real... moreBut it is a cool toy, Joe down the street has one too...;)
- Boebus666
- 4Ap
Who actually uses such devices? As a concept, they're great.. But apart from that, in the real world they do not belong
- geek99
- KSi
AnonD-450057, 25 May 2018honestly that is an unacceptable reason AI will one day report you to the police. The government will install one AI listener in every home.
- Anonymous
- ke}
That's what you lazy people get. Screw all these AI nonsense
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