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Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by danso on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:00PM (#18729081)
OK, by your definition of "recording", a laptop contains several I/O devices that "record" my input, not just webcam and microphone, but keyboard as well. I guess I should just shrug at the revelation that it comes with a keylogger. Because hey, if I didn't want my written thoughts to be recorded, why did I buy a memory-enabled Internet-connected device to do actually that?
Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by mynameisvlad on Thursday December 20, 2018 @06:07PM (#18730074)
Don't put words into my mouth, I never said that.

I even used the example of a phone recording you being bad because that wasn't the primary purpose of the device when bought. That argument obviously applies to laptops for the same reason.

But if you as a consumer decide to buy a device who's literal only purpose is to record you, then you don't also get to cry out about it recording you. That's the very definition of a self inflicted wound.

Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by danso on Thursday December 20, 2018 @06:45PM (#18730294)
The primary purpose of an Efho device is not to record you. You brought up a silly argument.
Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by mynameisvlad on Thursday December 20, 2018 @07:10PM (#18730422)
It has 7 microphones and its only purpose is to record you, then respond to your request. That's literally the only thing the device is made to do.
Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by danso on Friday December 21, 2018 @11:38AM (#18734417)
And a laptop has a keyboard and memory to explicitly record what you write. That doesn't make installing a keylogger the same thing.