How do y’all feel about all these devices listening to your convos

[nawghtyhare]

So weird and creepy
I mean in this instance cool
But for echo to be listening and recording at all times
All these damn electronic devices do it

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[ahat]

"I guess Michael Jackson was right, you are not alone"

 

[alchemist iq]

If don’t have anything hide, why should you worry?

 

[AEA18]

Computer, phone, and TV are listening/recording

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

I don't love it obviously and do as much as I can to mitigate it (airplane mode/off during private times) but it is what it is at this point.

I legitimately cannot live--as in practice my trade to eat--without the Internet...so here I am, on the grid.

one of many battles that was lost 15 years or more ago.

 

[youngwolf]

If don’t have anything hide, why should you worry?

By far the dumbest response to privacy concerns.

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

By far the dumbest response to privacy concerns.

don't just say it's dumb tho, explain why. trade secrets, attorney-client privilege, HIPPA compliance, concrete concerns.

 

[Chopper]

Cannot stand it. My biggest gripe with Obama was advancing spying on us.

 

[Arthur Shelby]

Story posted in OP not a good example to show the bad in this

 

[stuntman mike]

i scoffed for the longest but when google ads target something i was just talking to my wife about, and i haven’t searched it online, it’s really disturbing.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

But in terms of these devices, they are cool to play around with. I wouldn't own one though, life if fine without it.

The last time I saw one, I was just asking it about random NBA players from the 80s and which colleges they went to

 

[diego]

I just practice my ways to stay away from it.

Obviously in 2018, you need a cell phone (preferably iPhone) but I will never cop any of these Alexa type of devices nor do I ever talk to Siri.

If I want to play music I can do so manually.

 

[alchemist iq]

By far the dumbest response to privacy concerns.

It was a troll post, to phish in a sucker but ill let you have it.

 

[moderndarwin]

It’s an interesting situation. We as Americans value capitalism above all else. Yet, when this capitalism creates privacy issues we complain. The only way to fix this is through government regulation. But, we don’t trust the government/don’t want to pay taxes. This is the end result...companies win. We’re heading toward a country of companies as opposed to the government. We place our faith in the all mighty dollar.

 

[waitwut]

Nah I'm good on all that. I turn all my settings off and stay away from devices like that in general. I know it's not 100% but I do what I can.

 

[numbah1grimey]

But everybody wants attention and posts everything on social media anyway so honestly, these people don’t want privacy...

I thought people like to make their lifestyles public, nowadays...

 

[youngogjosh]

I turn the mic on my laptop and phone off, keep a strip of tape over the webcam too, word to Mr. Robot

 

[alchemist iq]

To examine this, I honestly will say you can trust these devices. However can your trust the companies that harvest your personal information and give it to law enforcement/government even when your indirectly interacting with the devices. Companies like amazon, google, Facebook holds the trust of its consumers that their privacy will be used to help them live thier lives easier. However in cases like this with a murder involed or other types of crimes should companies should be trusted with information that they collected to incriminate you?

Yes/No.

They are playing the “invisible witness” with eyes(camera) & ears (microphone) in a small device like the echo marketed as a smart home device to play music, look up snippets of info etc. the missuses of these devices are from the creators and since you as a consumer decided to put these devices in your home you’ve expressd your willing to give up certian forms of privacy.


You weren’t sold a device to be a incriminating machine in but that’s what these companies dont hightlight in thier marketing strategy, but somewhere in that fine print in terms and conditions you’ll have to adhere to thier policies if your involed in a criminal case.

 

[nawghtyhare]

Nvm

 

[nawghtyhare]

It was a troll post, to phish in a sucker but ill let you have it.

Trolling isn’t allowed
REPORTED!!!

 

[blastercombo]

I welcome the day some hacker takes down all cellular devices and the internet. Would save the modern world

 

[alchemist iq]

Trolling isn’t allowed
REPORTED!!!

 

[SC kid]

God hears everything

 

[Stakeholder]

wish they would talk back sometime