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Serious question.
Suddenly, the news is full of "Everything you say to #Alexa is going to be sent to #Amazon" articles.
Doesn't this actually mean "Everything you say in your home, within earshot of Alexa, is going..."?
Another serious question ... I always assumed that this was always how it worked.
Was there ever actually good reason to believe Alexa hasn't been "reporting home" every word you say, all along?
@ErictheCerise@kolektiva.social Ye all those smart speakers send the stuff you say home. Alexa isn't alone. I remember they found that Google also has their employees listen to recordings from the Google Home product line. https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2019/07/10/google-employees-are-eavesdropping-even-in-flemish-living-rooms/
@ErictheCerise they had language to the contrary and got in trouble for lying about it before. Now they are getting rid of the pretense.
@tomasino @ErictheCerise I think that's exactly it. They're just stating what has always been the case.
If you're trashing your ladytube now because of that you've been living under a rock.