Never use Alexa and Amazon Echo if you value your privacy

guest · Apr 28, 2019

Never use Alexa and Amazon Echo if you value your privacy
April 26, 2019
https://www.securitynewspaper.com/2...xa-and-amazon-echo-if-you-value-your-privacy/

We may sometimes forget it, but it is always necessary to remember that smart speakers like Alexa and Amazon Echo are nothing more than a microphone connected to the Internet, which for many cybersecurity specialists represents a serious problem. Why do experts consider these devices to be a risk to the users’ privacy?

• Newer models include a camera
Echo Look, one of the most recent Amazon devices, includes a camera that, according to the company, would work to capture user images and share fashion tips.
• Drop-In feature poses critical privacy risks
Other Amazon devices, such as Echo Show and Echo Spot, also include cameras and microphones, plus video call screens. In addition, they include the Drop-In feature, which has concerned some specialists.
• Amazon stores some recordings
Although users can delete these records, the fact that the company stores records of their interactions with the system is a serious privacy issue. [...]
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trott3r · Apr 28, 2019

I notice that pi-hole blocks an amazon ip on my echo out of the box.
device-metrics-us.amazon.com

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