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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by pacala on Monday January 14, 2019 @01:20PM (#18905042)
Great point. What happened with good old physical connections via USB cables?
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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by Johnny555 on Monday January 14, 2019 @01:42PM (#18905235)
It's probably the same reason that people started installing listening devices in their homes in the first place -- convenience. Few people want to walk around and plug in a cable to update/reconfigure their devices.
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