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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by cookiecaper on Thursday May 24, 2018 @03:12PM (#17147269)
On the Echo at least, there's an option to have the device make a thump-type sound when it's activated. There's also a light ring that activates out of the box and shows where it believes the audio is coming from.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by vidarh on Friday May 25, 2018 @06:16AM (#17152065)
I tested mine right now, and I can't see any correlation between the light ring and my location relative to it.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by sqlacid on Friday May 25, 2018 @09:41AM (#17153566)
could be picking up a bounced audio if it close to a wall or other surface.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by vidarh on Friday May 25, 2018 @10:44AM (#17154172)
Maybe, but if it can't handle that, it's kinda pointless to try to detect direction - all the places in my house where I'd be likely to want to place it are <0.5m from a wall or less; I'm certainly not going to place them in the middle of a room.
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