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Re:Amazon Is Said to Plan to Lay Off Thousands of Employees by amf12 on Monday November 14, 2022 @02:24PM (#33599494)
> it's certainly possible for a malicious actor to say "Hey {voice_assistant}, unlock front door", and they gain access. It's the modern day "open sesame".

I use Google Home and it has a voice match feature which will only accept on commands for allowed voices. Some people might not like this for the privacy aspect though.

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Re:Amazon Is Said to Plan to Lay Off Thousands of Employees by NavinF on Monday November 14, 2022 @03:33PM (#33600590)
Unless they've improved it over the last couple of years, Google's voice match is pretty easy to fool: When I played a recording of my friend's voice saying "hey Google" and then completed the sentence myself, the Home Mini thought I was him and let me access his calendar even though we have completely different voices.

Of course this is all academic. Anyone can get into a home via the windows. It's just that half of all Americans live in a home that has a gun, so getting out alive might not be as easy as getting in.

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