Alexa, are you connected to the CIA?

fj12ryder wrote:

winnietrey wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Would you be creeped out if there was an actual person standing outside your window looking in? That's basically what you have with these devices, you just can't see them, but they're there.

Again it is not my intention to start a fight with anybody. But given your above statement what evidence do you have to support your statement.

Please supply articles and references that support your opinion.

Otherwise it is just your opinion, and it may be somewhat less than informed

I strangely suspect you will have some difficulty doing so

Please reread my statement. I'm saying that it is listening all the time. If it isn't listening all the time it won't answer when you ask a question, right?

Cameras on the IoT can be accessed by people who know how and want to spy on people. That has been done. There was an article not long ago about the IoT being used for DoS attacks.

Many privacy advocates are extremely ambivalent about these types of devices. I'm not, I just don't like the idea. So sue me.

An Alexa machine is not listening to your every spoken word. It activates and responds to a key phrase. It is just like the remote control for your television. The remote isn't tracking your every movement, it only responds when you push the correct buttons.
And I still haven't gotten an answer as to why anyone would want to spy on you thru your computer's camera, even if they could. Like I previously posted, the biggest reason people aren't spying on you right now is because they have no interest in watching you, not because it is difficult to do.