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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by jedieaston on Monday January 14, 2019 @03:02PM (#18905959)
And it beeps, and the audio from the other end starts coming through the echo's speaker. There is just about no way to know someone dropped in on you.
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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by smnrchrds on Monday January 14, 2019 @06:58PM (#18907754)
But is this behaviour implemented in hardware or software?
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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by withinrafael on Monday January 14, 2019 @08:48PM (#18908247)
This feature is configured via its software.
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Re:Project Alias hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home to protec... by ehsankia on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @07:43PM (#18917259)
My understanding is that the light at the very least was hardware. Sound can be disabled.
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