▲ 38 ▼ Amazon puts a camera in Echo Studio so Alexa can see what you hold up (thenextweb.com) submitted 2 days ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to c/privacy@programming.dev 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (9 children) what complete idiot would buy this today? permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (4 children) A lot of people. Most not through idiocy, but through knowledge suppression. All mass media is in the hands of the robber class. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (3 children) I don't buy it (no pun inteneded)… it's not escaping the matrix, all the horrible stuff these companies do is out in the open now I'm not saying some couldn't still be fooled, but enough to make these spyware gear commercially viable at those prices and in the current economic enviroment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (2 children) We are in an information bubble. So are they. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) clearly not in the same fashion if we agree these devices are spyware while they don't permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago It's not the same bubble. permalink fedilink source parent [–] refalo@programming.dev 1 point 1 day ago* (3 children) it's possible to intercept the traffic to see what they are sending or not sending... I don't see the need for ad hominem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] oscarmeyer82@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago They could also just continue collecting data while the mic is muted and hold that until the next time the device is unmuted. Then upload their spy data at the same time as legitimate data to hide it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago no, it isnt… traffick would be encrypted (and if it isn't, that would be an even worse privacy/security nightmare) permalink fedilink source parent [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 day ago Do you know if the traffic is encrypted or not? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (4 children) A lot of people. Most not through idiocy, but through knowledge suppression. All mass media is in the hands of the robber class. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (3 children) I don't buy it (no pun inteneded)… it's not escaping the matrix, all the horrible stuff these companies do is out in the open now I'm not saying some couldn't still be fooled, but enough to make these spyware gear commercially viable at those prices and in the current economic enviroment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (2 children) We are in an information bubble. So are they. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) clearly not in the same fashion if we agree these devices are spyware while they don't permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago It's not the same bubble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (3 children) I don't buy it (no pun inteneded)… it's not escaping the matrix, all the horrible stuff these companies do is out in the open now I'm not saying some couldn't still be fooled, but enough to make these spyware gear commercially viable at those prices and in the current economic enviroment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (2 children) We are in an information bubble. So are they. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) clearly not in the same fashion if we agree these devices are spyware while they don't permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago It's not the same bubble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (2 children) We are in an information bubble. So are they. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) clearly not in the same fashion if we agree these devices are spyware while they don't permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago It's not the same bubble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) clearly not in the same fashion if we agree these devices are spyware while they don't permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago It's not the same bubble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago It's not the same bubble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 point 1 day ago* (3 children) it's possible to intercept the traffic to see what they are sending or not sending... I don't see the need for ad hominem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] oscarmeyer82@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago They could also just continue collecting data while the mic is muted and hold that until the next time the device is unmuted. Then upload their spy data at the same time as legitimate data to hide it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago no, it isnt… traffick would be encrypted (and if it isn't, that would be an even worse privacy/security nightmare) permalink fedilink source parent [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 day ago Do you know if the traffic is encrypted or not? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oscarmeyer82@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago They could also just continue collecting data while the mic is muted and hold that until the next time the device is unmuted. Then upload their spy data at the same time as legitimate data to hide it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago no, it isnt… traffick would be encrypted (and if it isn't, that would be an even worse privacy/security nightmare) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 day ago Do you know if the traffic is encrypted or not? permalink fedilink source parent