If We Only Had A Way...

rcjordan · January 03, 2017, 08:41:20 PM

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littleman · January 03, 2017, 08:47:08 PM

Yeah, I don't see myself getting one.

rcjordan · January 03, 2017, 08:50:58 PM

Easily managed *currently* but the default setting is 'always listening' ...and we know the power of the default.

Mackin USA · January 04, 2017, 12:06:12 PM

NEVER IN OUR HOME!

ukgimp · January 04, 2017, 12:12:22 PM

Don't even want TV with webcam in mine.

littleman · January 04, 2017, 06:35:55 PM

(with my tin-foil hat on tight)
How do you know off is really off?

rcjordan · January 04, 2017, 07:37:53 PM

It must stay plugged in to usb power. Kill the power. It does have a button that supposedly kills the mic, but what fool would trust THAT! (Adjusts tin foil hat)

ergophobe · January 04, 2017, 10:37:48 PM

That graphic must be shared....

Brad · January 05, 2017, 12:37:43 PM

Quote from: ukgimp on January 04, 2017, 12:12:22 PM
Don't even want TV with webcam in mine.

Same here, no smart TV's for me.

rcjordan · January 05, 2017, 01:31:42 PM

QuoteThe Missing Feature: Voice-Driven Disabling

One feature we found missing, and surprisingly so given that the whole appeal of the Echo is voice control, is the inability to turn off the microphone via voice command. If you issue a command to Alexa like "Alexa, turn off the microphone" she'll cheerily announce that there are no connected home devices that fit that description and give you instructions on how to set up the connected home features of the Alexa/Echo system.

Although we realize that issuing a voice command to turn off the microphones is a one-way street (after all Alexa won't be listening to turn them back on) it's still a feature we'd like to see in future updates.

rcjordan · March 07, 2017, 06:20:34 PM

Recent CIA leak demonstrates again the dangers of smart TVs

https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/07/recent-cia-leak-demonstrates-again-the-dangers-of-smart-tvs/

I'm going to go watch Enemy Of The State one more time to get an idea of where we are today.

Rooftop · March 07, 2017, 11:16:16 PM

Just as well none of us carry around portable devices with mic and camera built in.

rcjordan · March 07, 2017, 11:29:53 PM

Nah! Everything is secure. Only paranoid near-luddites worry about cam intrusions.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/06/22/why-has-mark-zuckerberg-taped-over-the-webcam-and-microphone-on/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/15/put-tape-over-your-webcam-fbi-director-warns/

Rupert · March 08, 2017, 10:05:36 AM

QuoteJust as well none of us carry around portable devices with mic and camera built in.

lets see if I can dig out that old Nokia 6310i. I bet it still works, and the battery life was amazing. [/tin foil]