Posted on 11/10/2018 9:36:06 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood
I would certainly be willing to argue that with a straight face. And don't forget that, at least officially, the recording isn't a government action. (Any good conspiracy theorist knows where big tech gets its money, with only a few strings attached).
I don’t know how it works but if it is always “listening” for the wake up words, then it is in fact on. Now whether it is recording, who knows. I have an iPhone and “hey Siri” is the wake up word. But too often - maybe 1x month, it makes the little sound that indicates it is woken up and ready for a command, despite no “ hey Siri “ being spoken. Tv’s, smartphones, computers, probably should assume always on and listening. Lol
If it’s recorded somewhere, some lawyer will subpoena it.
Now they get you to pay for it and install it yourself. They are breeding the survival instinct out of us.
In a related story:
Amazon has just hired HilLIARy Clinton to provide post-subpoena data ‘manglement’ service on an open-ended contract.
Also an amendment contract has been negotiated for cell-phone and server-sized hammers
I received an Echo device from one of my well-meaning grand kids for fathers day... It remains in it’s box in my garage junk pile... When she asked me where it was and why I wasn’t using it, I told her I objected to the invasion of my privacy... The same reason I won’t go to her fakebook page...
So I received another Fathers Day present from her 3-weeks after Fathers Day...
Never would have one of those things on my property.
There is a microphone right on the remote control.
There is also an option to shut it off. (For what thats worth.)
A placebo off-button. How quaint.
Any “smart” device can record you with or without your permission. Phone, Alexa, new TVs and stereo components. The Alexa devices are just specifically made to do it.
There was the couple that were having a private conversation - luckily it was about floor coverings or something. Echo (or similar) picked it up and sent it to the husband’s business team associate - and it was playing in real time iirc. The asscociate called them up and told them what was going on.
A friend of mine’s smart phone picked up a conversation of his and a neighbor talking about the neighbor’s new lawn mower, and how he should get a new one. “So what model is this..”, etc. First time he ever really thought about a new mower.
He goes inside, logs in on his PC and the internet - and there is an ad for that model lawn mower! With no prompting by him.
Or - one of the victims yelled “Alexa, call 911. Tom Badger is trying to murder us!”
I think we should all learn ASL-——this stuff REALLY creeps me out.
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