"Get them started when they're too young to question anything.." I think that applies to a lot more than just Amazon's Alexia.
A 12-step program for pulling down your pants in public, I mean using smart phones for everything is needed.
Lawmakers want to know how Amazon protects Echo Dot Kids users They asked Amazon if it collects kids' data and if third parties can access the info. May 12, 2018 https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/12/amazon-echo-dot-kids-privacy-concerns/
Woman says Alexa recorded and shared the private conversation she was having with her husband https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/05/25/amazon-alexa-accused/
Isn't this about the same statement that we read and see all of the time from most every company/industry in such tech industry? They say they take it seriously but then down the road always crops up another new (un)reported slip or slide where data escapes out to wherever and whoever doesn't exactly have permission to gather the signals and assured privacy goes straight out the window.
Yes, they also always say "We take your security seriously" right after each security incident. It's a PR statement that means nothing.
The Next Generation: "This baby’s first word was ‘Alexa’... 'He actually said Alexa before he said Mum or Dad.'... Joe was introduced to the device when he was an infant at his grandparents’ home..." https://nypost.com/2018/06/04/this-babys-first-word-was-alexa/
Alexa is rather like a god But back in the day, didn't infants do the same with Mr Roberts or whatever?
Amazon Alexa: is it friends with your kids? July 16, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44847184
Yeah, but imaginary friends don't retain records to be used in future for marketing, and Dog knows what else!
Idiots yes, but like most things now something is deeply wrong or maybe things are like they have always been. Only now we have the tools to hold it all out there.
