Alexa open the pod bay doors.

"I'm sorry 18DAI I can't do that."

.......???........

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Originally posted by parabellum:
I've been saying it for quite some time. I would not have this crap in my home.

Furthermore, when I have sex with my wife, all cellphones and tablets are off, or they are in some other room. I ain't kiddin'.

Ain't nobody's damn business

Same here! Although it’s such a chore using a traditional camcorder...

FWIW, I just discovered something interesting.

It seems when you restart your iPhone, Siri turns on automatically and you have to go back into "Settings" and turn it off each time. I made it a point to turn it off a year or two ago and just assumed that it stayed that way. Nope.

From time to time my phone needs a reboot. So, it seems Siri has been on for quite some time when I thought it was off.

Bastards!

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Originally posted by FishOn:
AMZN is selling cloud services to the military, and the NSA, I believe.

According to one of their cloud service sales reps, they sell their cloud services to .gov, DOD, DOJ, whoever they can. All of Amazon’s operating income comes from their web services.

I was talking on my cell phone with my wife and I mentioned that there is a place that rents carpet cleaning machines nearby. Afterward, I opened the Amazon app on my phone and an ad for carpet cleaning machines comes up in a banner. This has happened with other products as well.

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Originally posted by Paten:
So, I guess a Karma for an Amazon Echo wouldn't be well received here then?

I'll take it!

<fires up the grill...>

Experimenting with networked TV in the ensigmatic household, lately, I was dismayed to find the Amazon TV device came with a remote that would listen to me to control the thing. Luckily, it could also be controlled with a IR remote, cuz there's no way I wanted that listening device remote in my home.

The phones and tablets are a separate problem.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
FWIW, I just discovered something interesting.

It seems when you restart your iPhone, Siri turns on automatically and you have to go back into "Settings" and turn it off each time.

Not on either my wife's nor my iPhones or iPads.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
FWIW, I just discovered something interesting.

It seems when you restart your iPhone, Siri turns on automatically and you have to go back into "Settings" and turn it off each time.

Not on either my wife's nor my iPhones or iPads.

Hmmm...I've got an SE. Maybe it's just this model.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
You're gonna have a Hell of a time gettin' that TV onto the grill.

12ga would work too!

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"The person on the other line said, 'unplug your Alexa devices right now,'" she said. "'You're being hacked.'"

Link to original video: https://youtu.be/rkcGm-pWwsQ

I actually do have a NIB 2nd gen Amazon Echo that I was looking to karma here but I'm not going to give it away so it can just be destroyed. I'll have to think of something else to put up for a karma now.

If you have a modern cell/smart phone ... you don’t have privacy; on or off.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
FWIW, I just discovered something interesting.

It seems when you restart your iPhone, Siri turns on automatically and you have to go back into "Settings" and turn it off each time.

Not on either my wife's nor my iPhones or iPads.[/QUOTE]

Nor on any of ours.

And I will never have an Amazon or Google device in my home. Never.

Zero Hedge article on Alexa

One of the comments makes an interesting point. I wonder if Alexa or any other device listens to your private conversation about a medical concern, and that information is shared without your permission, if that violates HIPAA? Amazon wants to get into the healthcare business.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news...hout-your-permission

This:

"If you have a modern cell/smart phone ... you don’t have privacy; on or off.'

No way would have any of that be in my possession.

Wait, I do have a dumb,pre-paid ($19.99 bought at Walmart) cell phone, generally in the charger as I rarely carry it.

It's actually for emergencies and guess what, I only, but rarely use it to call my wife and most calls last less than a minute.

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Originally posted by FishOn:
Zero Hedge article on Alexa

One of the comments makes an interesting point. I wonder if Alexa or any other device listens to your private conversation about a medical concern, and that information is shared without your permission, if that violates HIPAA? Amazon wants to get into the healthcare business.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news...hout-your-permission

sarc on/

Insurers give folks a discount for letting them wire up your car to give them real-time location/speed/usage. I wonder if medical insurers will give spybot Alexa/Cortana/Siri users similar discounts in the future?

/sarc off
At least, I hope it's sarcasm, and not prognostication.

“I’ve scanned the QR code on you’re snack, it contains an unhealthy amount of sugar. You’re health stats indicate that you are overweight and suffer from high blood pressure and borderline diabetes. This incident has been reported to you’re insurance provider.”

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Originally posted by 95flhr:
most of that stuff can be turned off in settings and if all else fails the device can be turned off.

I suppose some may believe it is turned off, but I don’t. It’s just to make people feel better. I believe they just go into a “ghost mode” and continue listening.

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Originally posted by Leeann:

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
FWIW, I just discovered something interesting.

It seems when you restart your iPhone, Siri turns on automatically and you have to go back into "Settings" and turn it off each time.

Not on either my wife's nor my iPhones or iPads.

If you don't think Samsung is on the same path, you should revisit your assumptions.

All part of Skynet.

Adjusts tin foil hat.

I have a Galaxy S8 and a few months ago I was talking about getting a new car. Never looked up anything on my phone through Google or anything.
Started getting promotional ads through my email about buying new cars.
I now turn my phone off every night and usually leave it in the family room with the dog. They can listen to him fart all night.

You can turn off your google ads in your google account preferences.

I don't get any ads.

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Originally posted by thumperfbc:

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Originally posted by 95flhr:
most of that stuff can be turned off in settings and if all else fails the device can be turned off.

I suppose some may believe it is turned off, but I don’t. It’s just to make people feel better. I believe they just go into a “ghost mode” and continue listening.

So true. Although the cell phone manipulations by law enforcement are common knowledge and have been going on for quite a while, many people still find the cell phone & ONSTAR exposures acceptable but will raise holy hell about ALEXA and smart TVs/appliances...different degrees of objectionable, I guess.

FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool
https://www.cnet.com/news/fbi-...-eavesdropping-tool/