Posted on 04/02/2018 7:48:06 AM PDT by C19fan
Amazon and Google really do want to watch your every move.
A series of patents filed by the firms 'outline an array of possibilities' for how their smart speakers could be used to better listen in on users.
They suggest their always-on Google Home and Amazon Echo devices could know everything from a user's mood to their medical condition, and target advertising based on this data.
The development comes amid a growing scandal involving the handling of the private data of 50 million users by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.
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I’m shocked, in meetings where I work, how many of us have tape over the cameras on our laptops.
We have a smart TV at home and have frosted tape over the camera. We have a microphone on our remote but to activate it we must accept their terms, which we’ve never done.
Greedy “Big Brother” is watching , hearing and YOU let them in!
I fear that our last expression of freedom was electing President Trump. The (not so) Invisible Hand won't let that happen again.
Just my honest (outlier) opinion
Whew. I guess I'm in the clear. I don't own a T-shirt with a picture of Will Smith's face on it...
;-)
....just a story to “ lessen” Odungo’s
serious breaking of law....now the
Marshmellowed brained morons can say
How can spying be so serious if Amazon and Googly can sell the stuff?....see everybody does it
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I guess that means humans are even more like sheep than George Orwell thought they were.
I think that there is a mic in a smart TV itself as well, so just opting out of the remote mic may not be enough.
I need to find out how to find the cameras on our Samsung smart TVs.
....and 95% of people thought FREE computers for students was such a great idea...in theory. *smiles*
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Unfortunately, your opinion is dead on target.
We invite the spy into our homes, our autos, our phones. We then converse with them daily. They know more about you than your immediate family members.
um, look for the lens?
seriously, all it takes to prevent spying is a piece of masking tape.
Have them listen for the n-word, or signs of islamophobia. Oh yes, they can monitor to be sure you use the new government-approved pronouns and fine you for every violation.
China is already fining people for anti-social behavior. The left loves China because it is a repressive, socialist state. Will happen here. CA first, then Oregon.
I know about lenses on PCs; we have tape on all of ours. Never paid any attention to the anatomy of a smart TV, though. Will have to check it out.
And its getting harder and harder than find a TV that isnt a smart TV
Orwell’s “1984” is supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Big Data is evil.
We have tape over kindles, laptops and smart phone. No microphone activation on anything.
Not sure I will use microphones ever.
Today, people put these in their homes voluntarily... for now.
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