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Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by Kiro on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:55PM (#18729504)
It's the best thing I've ever bought. Whatever bad thing can happen is still worth it. It's a trade-off I'm actively choosing.
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Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by summadat on Thursday December 20, 2018 @05:50PM (#18729932)
What if a trade-off was that your Echo was actively recording and indexing every single word you've said within its range?
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Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by Karunamon on Friday December 21, 2018 @08:37AM (#18733182)
And while we’re talking about ridiculous what-ifs with no basis in reality, 5G could be giving you cancer!
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