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@wegbier@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 days ago

‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard

www.theguardian.com

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‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard

www.theguardian.com

@wegbier@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 days ago
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For years, Alexa has been our on-call vet, DJ, teacher, parent, therapist and whipping boy. What secrets would the data reveal?
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    They work great as an intercom, if you have them in every. Room

    • @OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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      Yeah, an intercom between you, your kids, and Amazon.

      • @GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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        4•4 days ago

        Alexa, why does daddy yell and hit mommy?

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