Re:Amazon’s plan for Alexa
by badrabbit on Monday November 11, 2019 @01:21AM
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They don't know enough to be scared. Or they do and the temporary convenience appears to be worth sacrificing the long term freedom. As someone that has had many addictions, I can relate :-)
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I know the risks. I just accept the risk-convenience tradeoff. I know plenty of people who work in infosec but have an Alexa (including myself).
Yes, I know infosec people that use gmail and linjedin too. Knowing isn't caring.
True. For a lot of these things, my threat model is very different from the average HN user's. I don't care in the same ways.
I personally fear privacy-related issues stemming from random people I may encounter online far more than I fear privacy-related issues related to NSA dragnet snooping or Google and Amazon monopolies. I have issues with them, and I'm aware of the risks, but in general I don't care much in a personal sense. I do care in a larger societal sense (these are all slippery slopes that are harmful to society), and I care about other people caring and believe their privacy wishes should be respected, but that doesn't change my personal behavior.