Post Ac5nXsPrdH0XALT8hE by sorinorii@mastodon.online
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(DIR) Post #AatRz74E8g1BpFJtj6 by hiramfromthechi@mastodon.social
2023-10-18T05:38:34Z
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Any device that needs to be off because it can't be trusted with your conversations should not exist in the first place.#privacy #privacymatters #security #infosec #cybersecurity #cybersec #amazon #amazonecho #surveillance
(DIR) Post #Aatwws0mF2pZ8C7If2 by anderspuck@krigskunst.social
2023-10-18T17:27:38Z
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@hiramfromthechi What does “muted” mean in this context? Shouldn't it be off entirely?
(DIR) Post #AatxtUd2p0hThDyApk by hiramfromthechi@mastodon.social
2023-10-18T17:38:18Z
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@anderspuck that's part of the issue here.. they're equating "muted" with "isn't listening," which isn't the same thing.If something is muted, it means it's not producing volume. But just cause it's not producing volume doesn't mean it's not listening.If it's "muted" in the sense that it can't hear you, there's still no way to confirm this is actually the case.These devices are always "passively" listening anyways, which means they're listening for the "wake" word to "actively" listen. 👁️👁️
(DIR) Post #AauVcbhkeodHA0I6Sm by amiloradovsky@stereophonic.space
2023-10-18T23:56:33.110118Z
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@hiramfromthechi that's any given smartphone
(DIR) Post #AauaO8kS1Gzv4PTU2a by hiramfromthechi@mastodon.social
2023-10-19T00:41:26Z
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@amiloradovsky 1. Really not though, because all surveillance isn't created equal2. Even if it were, doesn't make it right
(DIR) Post #AauaO9VxAezlRjhQ5A by amiloradovsky@stereophonic.space
2023-10-19T00:49:57.463342Z
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@hiramfromthechi 1. OK, Google; 2. yes
(DIR) Post #Aay1nZ30emGk71Nmoi by PurpCat@clubcyberia.co
2023-10-20T16:41:09.859182Z
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@hiramfromthechi the only device i can trust with my conversations is the :blobcat:
(DIR) Post #AayNN3ru9gyCsGxKsq by voltrina@blob.cat
2023-10-20T20:42:55.190662Z
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@hiramfromthechi i wouldn't be surprised if the glow agencies can remotely unmute the echo somehow
(DIR) Post #Ac5nXsPrdH0XALT8hE by sorinorii@mastodon.online
2023-10-18T05:55:27Z
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@hiramfromthechi
(DIR) Post #Ac5nXtU9eo2ATwU51U by hiramfromthechi@mastodon.social
2023-10-18T06:25:44Z
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@sorinorii 🎯Idk if I'd trust a healthcare facility that uses an Echo freely and also refers to it as "muted" 🚩🚩
(DIR) Post #Ac5nXuJCb0rp2GMqae by lightspeed@mstdn.social
2023-10-18T07:50:52Z
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@hiramfromthechi @sorinorii 'Alexa: what is the organ called that looks like a bean with a piece of rope coming from it?''Alexa: what is a proper way to stop a profusely bleeding blood vessel?''Alexa: what would be the cause of death if a patient died after loosing a high amount of blood?'
(DIR) Post #Ac5nXvLMkSByFGO5bM by screambiogenesis@mastodon.social
2023-10-18T10:02:53Z
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@lightspeed @hiramfromthechi @sorinorii 5 seconds before the first query:
(DIR) Post #Ar3cc8EOq1RsVBJNIG by afewbugs@social.coop
2025-02-12T14:16:48Z
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@Sbectol @hiramfromthechi it's a really difficult issue that a friend of mine who was IT security manager at a hospice had to grapple with. Relatives bring them in for patients who can't move very much and it genuinely is helpful for their quality of life to be able to just ask to have music or podcasts or whatever played when they ask. If you can't lift your head or hands you have so little control of your environment. He ultimately banned them but felt bad about it