Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ...
by robotrout on Thursday May 24, 2018 @02:25PM
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I do not want to set up this feature on my Alexa for precisely this reason and I am finding Amazon to be really aggressive about forcing me to enable this feature and harvest my contact information. The Alexa phone app is almost unusable for me, as it constantly goes into the telecom setup screen whenever I try to do something else in the app. I am forced to exit the app and come back into it, whenever this happens, to escape that screen.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ...
by mirimir on Thursday May 24, 2018 @05:24PM
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Wait! So you're saying that Alexa actually includes the capability to record voice, and send recordings to contacts? I suppose that some would love that. But, as this demonstrates, it's prone to fail spectacularly.
You'd think that there'd be protection. Maybe a restricted set of contacts who could get such messages. And a confirmation step, such as "Do you want to send this recording to 'my mother'?" Or "... to '911'?"
Edit: Damn, didn't see Clubber's comment.
Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ...
by coatmatter on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:35AM
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What do you actually use Alexa for?
Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ...
by robotrout on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:46PM
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I use Alexa for listening to music. I rarely go into the app, but occasionally attempt to use it to set up a new music service, control the volume or track (if I am unwilling to shout down the music to tell it by voice). When I open the app, I get immediately thrown into the setup screen for the voip feature they're pushing.