Re:Huawei phones automatically deleting videos of the protests
by greesil on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @02:56PM
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"Alexa, would you like to hear my racist tirade?
Re:Huawei phones automatically deleting videos of the protests
by throwaway23597 on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @03:14PM
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Haha, I can't imagine that this happens often. But that being said, there are documented instances of Alexa picking up sensitive conversations on accident, for example in this WaPo article where it was observed picking up sensitive information:
"There were even sensitive conversations that somehow triggered Alexa’s “wake word” to start recording, including my family discussing medication and a friend conducting a business deal."
Well, I mean, quite literally, it is. It's always listening to you, and that's how it knows when you say "Alexa". And IIUC all these audio recordings are sent right to AWS and stored indefinitely.